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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
Reliant Dedicates Seward Coal Plant
LCG, October 1, 2004--Yesterday Reliant Energy dedicated its new, 521-MW Seward Power Plant, which uses low-grade refuse from coal mines for fuel. The plant is located 80 miles east of Pittsburgh at the site of an 82-year old coal-fired power plant that Reliant retired last year. The plant is currently being tested and is expected to commence commercial operations shortly.By burning refuse coal, the technologically advanced plant will provide for the clean-up of numerous waste-coal piles in the region. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, through one of its agencies, provided tax-exempt financing for the project.The Seward Power Plant is one solid, positive sign of the emergence of new, coal-fired stations. A common theme is adding capacity at existing coal stations, where much of the related infrastructure is in place and the incremental expansion is less dramatic to local neighbors. Recently, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) approved a new, 500 MW coal-fired unit proposed by Wisconsin Public Service Corp. at its Weston Power Plant near Wausau. The expansion at Weston, where there are three coal units currently operating, is the first project approved by the PSCW under a new law designed to simplify and streamline the approval process. Late last year, the PSCW approved the construction of We Energies' Oak Creek Project, which adds two, 615-MW, supercritical pulverized coal units at an existing coal station.With respect to being the fuel supply of choice for new power plants, coal still has an image problem to overcome. In August, citizens in Springfield, Missouri voted down a proposal by City Utilities of Springfield to build a 300 MW, coal-fired power plant, and the mayor of Los Angeles instructed the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to withdraw from the expansion of the coal-fired, Intermountain Power Plant in Utah and to instead pursue cleaner, renewable energy sources.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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