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
PNM and FPL to Dedicate 204-MW Wind Farm in New Mexico
LCG, Sept. 23, 2003--While hardly a major population center, the town of House, N.M., is home to the New Mexico Wind Energy Center, scheduled for dedication one week from today by utility and power purchaser Public Service Co. of New Mexico (PNM), and owner-operator FPL Energy.The 204-megawatt project consists of 136 turbines along 15 miles in eastern New Mexico. The size of the project means that it ranks as the third-largest wind generation facility, according to a press release. In addition to officials from PNM and FPL Energy, Gov. Bill Richardson, a former Secretary of Energy, will attend the Oct. 1 dedication ceremony.
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