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LCG, December 24, 2025--The U.S. Secretary of Energy today issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational, with the stated goal to ensure Americans in the Midwest region of the United States have access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity heading into the winter months. The orders direct CenterPoint Energy, the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) to take all measures necessary to ensure specified generation units at both the F.B. Culley and R.M. Schahfer generating stations in Indiana are available to operate.
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LCG, December 18, 2025--RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, today announced their partnering to provide new wind power generation capacity online to meet Indiana’s growing electricity demand. The companies signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the total output from RWE’s 200 MW Prairie Creek wind project in Blackford County, Indiana. I&M will purchase electricity from the wind project, which will further diversify its portfolio and be consistent with its all-of-the-above strategy to secure generation for its rapidly growing electricity demand.
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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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