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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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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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Industry News
PSEG Solar Source Acquires Solar Projects
LCG, September 24, 2009--PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of PSEG Global, yesterday acquired two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects from juwi solar Inc., plus a third solar project totaling nearly 30 MW of electric generating capacity. The three projects are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010.
The three solar PV projects will use in total 380,000, ground-mounted panels that employ thin film technology provided by First Solar. juwi solar Inc. will provide the engineering, procurement, construction, and initial operation and maintenance services for the projects, which will be owned by PSEG Solar Source.
The first project scheduled to generate power is the Mars Solar Garden facility, a 2.2-MW project located on 18 acres adjacent to Mars Snackfood's U.S. headquarters in New Jersey. Mars Snackfood has contracted for the power, and the project is scheduled to be completed this year.
In Jacksonville, Florida, JEA (the local, municipal utility) will purchase the power and renewable energy credits from a 15-MW solar project located on 100 acres. Commercial opererations are scheduled to commence next summer.
AEP Ohio has contracted for the electricity and renewable energy credits out of the third, 12-MW project located on 80 acres in Wyandot, Ohio.
The three projects in total represent approximately a $100 million investment by PSEG Solar Source.
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