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SPP Board Approves Alternative, Accelerated Generation Interconnection Process to Improve Regional Resource Adequacy

LCG, May 8, 2025--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Board of Directors approved SPP’s proposed Expedited Resource Adequacy Study (ERAS) at its May 6 meeting. SPP developed the new ERAS in collaboration with its stakeholders in response to the growing need to add new generating resources before the region’s generating capacity is outpaced by its electricity demands. ERAS is intended to be a one-time, expedited study process designed to significantly accelerate the addition of new power generation facilities to the grid and address concerns about the near term ability to maintain the affordable and reliable electric service that consumers expect.

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EDP Renewables Completes Scarlet II Solar and Energy Storage Project in California

LCG, May 7, 2025--EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) announced yesterday the inauguration of its Scarlet II Solar Energy Park (Scarlet II) in Fresno County, California. This phase of the solar plus energy storage project includes 200 MW of solar capacity, plus a co-located 150 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The initial phase of the project, Scarlet I, which provides 200 MW of solar and 40 MW/160 MWh of BESS, achieved commercial operations in July 2024.

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Xcel Wants to Build New Comanche Station Unit

LCG, Feb. 24, 2004--A third unit with a capacity of 750 megawatts is planned by Xcel at its Comanche Station plant, and would start construction by 2005 or 2006.

A town meeting in Pueblo, Colo., was informed that Xcel will seek the environmental permits necessary, and that the company hopes to have completed that phase of development by late 2005. Overall, the company has plans to expand its ability to serve demand by 3,000 megawatts, and will provide approximately half of the output necessary with its own new generating units. The new unit will be built in Pueblo, based on negotiations with officials there that have been completed.

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