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Puget Sound Energy Starts Construction on 142-MW Appaloosa Solar Project in Washington

LCG, September 4, 2025--Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced yesterday that phased construction has commenced on its 142-MW Appaloosa Solar Project, a utility-scale solar facility underway in southeastern Washington. The project is being built by Qcells EPC, who will serve as the module manufacturer and the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) solution provider. Construction is scheduled through 2026, and commercial operation is expected at the end of next year.

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TVA and ENTRA1 Energy Announce Collaborative Agreement in Landmark 6-Gigawatt NuScale SMR Deployment Program - Largest in U.S. History

LCG, September 3, 2025--The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and ENTRA1 Energy (ENTRA1) yesterday announced a new agreement to advance nuclear power development within TVA’s service region. Under the agreement, ENTRA1 Energy will collaborate with TVA to deploy six ENTRA1 Energy Plants™, each powered by multiple NuScale Power Modules™, to provide up to 6 GW of firm, 24/7 baseload power.

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Transcanada Moves Ahead with Northern Lights Project

LCG, October 25, 2006--TransCanada Corp. earlier this week announced it is now actively pursuing permitting for the Montana-to-Las Vegas direct current (DC) transmission line. The 3,000-MW line to Las Vegas is the first of three lines that comprise the Northern Lights Project, which is planned to move power generated from new, "clean coal" electric generating stations and wind farms to major electric load centers in the West.

TransCanada has filed for permits with Montana and will proceed to file for federal and state permits from Idaho and Nevada as well. The three states have agreed to streamline the project, which is scheduled to commence operations by 2012.

The other two transmission lines of the Northern Lights Project will also be DC lines. The two lines will extend from Wyoming to Las Vegas and from Fort McMurray, Alberta to the Washington-Oregon border. The Montana-to-Las Vegas line and Wyoming-to-Las Vegas line will meet near Borah, Idaho. Between Borah and southern Nevada, the lines will run parallel.

The estimated cost of the Montana-to-Las Vegas project is $1.2 billion to $1.8 billion.

It is anticipated that the new power plants will employ an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) design and advanced gasification processes to use oilsands and other fossil fuels.



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