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Southwest Power Pool Board Approves New Process to Accelerate High Impact Large Load Connections

LCG, September 16, 2025--Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) Board of Directors today announced that the Board approved a process to facilitate the connection of large users of electricity to the power grid while continuing to support energy needs for the entire region. SPP's new process is designed to incorporate transmission service, generation, load interconnection and other relevant reliability studies into a single framework that enables timely, informed decision-making and action.

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Longroad Energy Announces Financial Close of 1000 Mile Solar Project in Texas

LCG, September 15, 2025--Longroad Energy announced today the financial close of 1000 Mile Solar, its 300 MWac (400 MWdc) solar project in Yoakum County, Texas. Longroad Energy finalized a long-term offtake agreement with Meta late last year in the form of an Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement, which includes a financial settlement arrangement for the entire energy output of 1000 Mile Solar.

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SCE&G and Santee Cooper Execute Agreement for New Nuclear Plant

LCG, May 28, 2008--Santee Cooper and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) announced yesterday a new contractual agreement with Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, and Stone & Webster, a subsidiary of The Shaw Group Inc., for the design and construction of two nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in South Carolina. SCE&G executed the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract on behalf of itself and Santee Cooper. The first unit is planned to commence operations in 2016, with operations of the second unit following in 2019.

The estimated cost for both units is approximately $9.8 billion, including inflation, owner's costs, and contingencies. Additional costs will be incurred for related finance costs and transmission upgrades. A significant portion of the contract price is fixed, or fixed with agreed-upon inflation factors, according to the company's press release.

SCE&G and Santee Cooper jointly own the existing 966-MW V.C. Summer plant, and SCE&G is the plant operator. A similar arrangement will apply to the new, 1,117-MW units, with SCE&G accounting for approximately 55 percent of the cost and output and Santee Cooper accounting for the remainder.

SCE&G plans to file a combined application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility, Public Convenience and Necessity, and for a Base Load Review Order, with the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) and the South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) later this week.

On March 31, the utilities submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a combined construction and operating license (COL). The companies announced in August 2005 plans to extend their existing nuclear generation joint ownership arrangement to study the construction of a new nuclear generation facility.

In February 2006, SCE&G and Santee Cooper selected the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design, which uses passive safety features. The NRC approved the Design Certification for the Westinghouse AP1000 standard nuclear plant design on December 30, 2005.
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