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LCG, November 19, 2025--Oklo Inc. and Siemens Energy announced today that the parties have signed a binding contract for the design and delivery of the power conversion system for Oklo’s Aurora-INL (Idaho National Laboratory) nuclear small modular reactor (SMR). The agreement authorizes Siemens Energy to begin engineering and design work to expedite procurement of long-lead components and to initiate the manufacturing process for the power conversion system. Oklo’s expertise in advanced fission technology will be combined with Siemens Energy’s extensive industry experience with steam turbine and generator systems, with the ultimate goal of generating carbon-free, reliable electricity.
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LCG, November 19, 2025--NERC yesterday released its 2025–2026 Winter Reliability Assessment (WRA), which concludes "much of North America is again at an elevated risk of having insufficient energy supplies to meet demand in extreme operating conditions." The WRA does state that resources are adequate for normal winter peak demand, but extended, wide-area cold snaps will be challenging.
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Industry News
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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