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EIA Analysis of Southwest Hydropower Generation Shows Record Lows and Slow Recovery

LCG, November 13, 2026--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) today issued an "In-Brief Analysis" highlighting the record lows for hydropower generation in the Southwest this summer. The prolonged drought conditions affecting the Colorado River Basin caused record low hydropower generation this summer in the Southwestern electricity supply region, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, and small parts of Nevada and California. Hydropower generation from April through August 2026 was a full 28 percent lower than the 10-year average and 19 percent lower than during the same period last year.

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NRC Issues Construction Permit for Long Mott High-Temperature, Gas-Cooled Reactor in Texas

LCG, November 11, 2026--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on November 9 that it has approved the Construction Permit Application ("CPA") for the Long Mott Generating Station in Texas. Long Mott Energy, LLC (LME) must obtain a separate operating license from the NRC before loading fuel or operating the reactors.

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LS Power's Arkansas Coal Project Picks Up Steam

LCG, August 4, 2006--Plum Point Energy Associates, LLC ("Plum Point") announced yesterday that it has signed a 200-MW, 30-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with South Mississippi Electric Power Association. Plum Point is a a member of the LS Power Group of St. Louis, Missouri.

The agreement provides South Mississippi Electric Power Association electricity from the Plum Point Project, a greenfield, coal-fired power project with a design capacity of 665 MW. Construction on the plant, located near Osceola, Arkansas, began in March of this year, and commercial operations are scheduled to commence in mid-2010. The agreement with South Mississippi Electric Power Association is subject to approval from the Rural Utility Service.

According to Plum Point, approximately 80 percent of the project has now been sold under long-term contract or through tenancy in common interests. Other customers participating in the project are East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc., the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, The Empire District Electric Company, and the Municipal Energy Agency of Mississippi.











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