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EIA Analysis of Southwest Hydropower Generation Shows Record Lows and Slow Recovery

LCG, November 13, 2026--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today issued an "In-Brief Analysis" highlighting the record lows for hydropower generation in the Southwest this summer. The prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin caused record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was a full 28 percent lower than the 10-year average and 19 percent lower than during the same period last year.

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NRC Issues Construction Permit for Long Mott High-Temperature, Gas-Cooled Reactor in Texas

LCG, November 11, 2026--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on November 9 that it has approved the Construction Permit Application ("CPA") for the Long Mott Generating Station in Texas. Long Mott Energy, LLC (LME) must obtain a separate operating license from the NRC before loading fuel or operating the reactors.

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Guilty Plea Submitted in Gas Data Reporting Case

LCG, Dec. 11, 2003--A former El Paso Corp. vice president, Todd Geiger, pleaded guilty today in federal district court in response to charges of false reporting of natural gas trading data to an industry publication.

Geiger's plea covered one count of falsifying data, out of hundreds of falsely reported trades that were alleged in a statement submitted to the court by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Lewis. The data in question was provided to Inside FERC, a publication of Platts, which is owned by McGraw-Hill Cos.

Mr. Lewis said before Judge Nancy Atlas, "We plan to work with Mr. Geiger as we continue our investigation into false reporting to trade journals." Geiger, who is cooperating with investigators, was first indicted last year in the matter of trade data reported in 2001. According to George Murphy, Jr., who represents the 39-year-old Geiger, his client "has documented a number of calls to Inside FERC complaining about fraud and manipulation of the index."
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