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EPA and Texas Railroad Commission Sign Memorandum of Agreement for Permitting Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide

LCG, April 29, 2025--Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) today outlining the state’s plans to administer programs related to carbon storage wells, known as Class VI wells. The MOA signing is a required step in the RRC’s application to be granted authority to permit Class VI wells in the state of Texas. EPA is currently preparing a proposed approval of RRC’s primacy application.

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Calpine and ExxonMobil Sign CO2 Transportation and Storage Agreement for CCS Project in Texas

LCG, April 24, 2025--Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) announced yesterday an agreement with Calpine Corporation (Calpine) to transport and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons per annum (MTA) of CO2 from Calpine’s Baytown Energy Center, a natural gas-fired facility located near Houston, Texas. This is part of Calpine’s Baytown Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project that is designed to add CCS for the facility’s CO2 emissions. The Calpine facility could then provide a 24/7 supply of low-carbon electricity to the Texas grid plus steam to nearby industrial facilities.

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NY Wind Projects Poised to Start Construction

LCG, August 22, 2007--The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) last week granted Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the Cohocton and Dutch Hill wind projects in Steuben County, New York.

The combined electric generating capacity of the two wind farms is 127.5 MW. The Cohocton project will include a maximum of 35 Clipper wind turbines, each with a generating capacity of 2.5 MW. Each wind turbine will include a 315-foot diameter, three-blade rotor mounted on a 262-foot tall tubular steel tower. The Dutch Hill project will include up to 16 Clipper wind turbines of the same size.

The projects are being developed by Canandaigua Power Partners and Canandaigua Power Partners II, which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of UPC Wind Partners, LLC. According to the developer, construction on the Cohocton project is to commence this week.
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