News
LCG, April 29, 2025--Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) today outlining the state’s plans to administer programs related to carbon storage wells, known as Class VI wells. The MOA signing is a required step in the RRC’s application to be granted authority to permit Class VI wells in the state of Texas. EPA is currently preparing a proposed approval of RRC’s primacy application.
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LCG, April 24, 2025--Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) announced yesterday an agreement with Calpine Corporation (Calpine) to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons per annum (MTA) of CO2 from Calpine’s Baytown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired facility located near Houston, Texas. This is part of Calpine’s Baytown Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project that is designed to add CCS for the facility’s CO2 emissions. The Calpine facility could then provide a 24/7 supply of low-carbon electricity to the Texas grid plus steam to nearby industrial facilities.
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Industry News
Enron Creditors to Receive 16.6 Percent
LCG, September 18, 2003Enron Corporation has noted that its creditors can expect to get more of what they are owed. Enron, currently splitting up its assets in bankruptcy court, has pointed out that the value of its assets has improved. Therefore, creditors can expect to recover closer to 16.6 to 19.5 percent recovery, wheras previous estimates were for 14.4 to 18.3 percent. Creditors to the Enron parent company can expect 16.6 percent recovery, while creditors to Enron North America Corp. will probably get 19.5 percent. Enron filed for bankruptcy protection in December 2001. The corporation will likely separate Cross-Country Energy, Prisma Energy International and Portland General Electric (PGE) from its bankruptcy proceedings and is hoping to keep PGE in one piece.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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