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LCG, May 1, 2025--Holtec International (Holtec) announced the signing on April 29 of a strategic cooperation agreement with the State of Utah and Hi Tech Solutions, a leading nuclear services provider based in Kennewick, Washington, to collaborate in the deployment of Holtec's SMR-300s (small modular reactor) in Utah and the broader Mountain West region. Hi Tech will play a leading role in the project development and workforce training to support the rise of new nuclear power generation in the region.
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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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Industry News
EPRI Announces Solar Thermal Hybrid Demonstration Projects
LCG, December 4, 2009--The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) yesterday announced plans for two solar thermal hybrid projects that will demonstrate how solar energy can be integrated into existing power stations to reduce carbon emissions.
Solar energy will be concentrated and used to generate steam for use in a steam turbine for power generation. The solar energy will reduce fossil fuel necessary for power generation during the day. The solar thermal hybrid approach provides for a cost-effective, reliable, dispatchable power generation facility that includes the use of solar energy. Moreover, the hybrid solution offers the potential to reduce carbon emissions per unit electricity generated from existing power stations.
One demonstration project will be at the Escalante Generating Station, a 245-MW coal-fired station in Prewitt, New Mexico that is owned by Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. The other project will occur at the Chuck Lenzie Generating Station, a 1,102-MW gas-fired facility located near Las Vegas and owned by
NV Energy.
EPRI, the plant owners and operators, and other participants have formed collaboratives to develop and provide data from these solar projects to the industry and public. The collaboratives will support the hosts in selecting the integration design, and conduct independent plant performance monitoring, evaluation and economic assessments of their planned projects.
Both Nevada and New Mexico have Renewable Portfolio Standards.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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