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In Memory of Rajat Deb: Inspiring Man of Ideas and Remarkable Silicon Valley Archetype

By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.

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SRP and EDP Renewables Announce Completion of 800 MWh Flatland Energy Storage Project in Arizona

LCG, June 9, 2026--EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) and Salt River Project (SRP), a not for-profit public power utility serving central Arizona, today announced the completion of the Flatland Energy Storage project, located in Coolidge, Arizona. The new battery energy storage system (BESS) has a generating capacity of 200 MW and can provide 800 MWh of storage capacity to store energy during times of surplus supply and deliver power to customers when needed to meet peak periods of customer demand.

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LPSC Approves Expansion Plans for Cleco's Rodemacher Power Station

LCG, February 23, 2006--The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) yesterday unanimously approved plans by Cleco Power LLC, the electric utility subsidiary of Cleco Corp., to construct a new, solid-fuel unit at the Rodemacher Power Station near Boyce. The new generating facility will include two circulating fluidized-bed (CFB) boilers designed to burn a wide range of solid fuels and to deliver steam to a single, 660-MW, reheat turbine.

The new facilities are estimated to cost approximately $1 billion. The LPSC also approved a staff recommendation to allow Cleco to collect - during the construction period - approximately seventy-five percent of the carrying costs of capital during construction. Given timely receipt of the final air permit, construction of the boilers is scheduled to start shortly, and commercial operations are scheduled to commence in late 2009.

The CFB boilers could be fueled by western coal from the Powder River Basin, lignite from the state of Louisiana, and petroleum coke, which is a waste byproduct of crude oil refinement. The fuel flexibility is part of Cleco's strategy to reduce reliance on natural gas, which is currently the fuel used by Cleco to produce about seventy percent of its electricity generated.

The existing Rodemacher Power Station includes two units with a total capacity of 963 MW. Unit 1, with a capacity of 440 MW, is owned by Cleco Power and is fueled by natural gas and low-sulfur fuel oil. The initial start-up of Unit 1 was in 1975. Unit 2, completed in 1982, is jointly owned by Cleco Power, Louisiana Electric Power Association and Lafayette Utilities System. Unit 2 has a capacity of 523 MW and is fueled primarily by coal from the Powder River Basin.

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