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LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.
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LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.
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Industry News
Connecticut Struggles to Proceed with Transmission Upgrade
LCG, August 18, 2004--ISO New England, Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating Company jointly filed a report earlier this week with the Connecticut Siting Council for a proposed Middletown-Norwalk transmission upgrade that is part of a multi-phase plan to upgrade the state's power grid. "Of the dozen alternatives we studied, only one appears to be marginally acceptable in resolving some of the technical reliability issues," says Steve Whitley, ISO New England's Chief Operating Officer.The proposal includes the last 24 miles of the Middletown-Norwalk line run underground into Norwalk. ISO New England is concerned with the complexity and use of static synchronous compensators (STATCOMs) rather than capacitors. "Undergrounding 24 miles of transmission lines and the extensive use of this technology is unprecedented - particularly when it is connected to an area as weak as Southwest Connecticut's system," said Whitley. Additional studies to determine if ISO New England can support the project are expected to be completed by the end of September.Another issue is who pays the additional costs - estimated to be at least $250 million - for underground rather than above ground cables. In the filing, ISO New England cautions that the increased costs are unlikely to qualify for regional cost support and that Connecticut residents and businesses may be responsible for such costs. The City of Norwalk and its residents desire the underground design. Who pays and how quickly the upgrade design is approved, installed and allowed to commence operations is difficult to project, especially when one considers Connecticut's track record with the Cross Sound Cable.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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