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Minnesota PUC Approves Operations Extension for Xcel Energy's Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

LCG, August 15, 2025--Xcel Energy announced that the company received state approval yesterday from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to extend operations of the Prairie Island nuclear plant through the early 2050s. Prairie Island has two units that have a combined generating capacity of 1,100 MW. The units’ current operating licenses expire in 2033 and 2034.

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PGE Announces Addition of 475 MW of Battery Energy Storage Systems to Improve Grid Reliability and Costs

LCG, August 7, 2025--Portland General Electric (PGE) today announced the completion of three, four-hour lithium-ion utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Oregon, adding 475 MW and more than 1.9 GWh of dispatchable capacity to serve the Portland metro area. Each of these BESS facilities can deliver power during peak demand or when other electric generating facilities are limited, which improves system flexibility, reliability and costs.

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Commercial Operations Begin for Armenia Mountain Wind Farm

LCG, January 7, 2010--AES Wind Generation announced Monday the commencement of commercial operations of its 101-MW, Armenia Mountain Wind Farm in Pennsylvania.

The electricity generated from the wind farm is purchased by Delmarva Power & Light (DP&L) and the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC). Both buyers have 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for 50 percent of the output.

The Armenia Mountain Wind Farm is located in Tioga and Bradford Counties. The project includes 67 GE SLE wind turbines, each with an electric generating capacity of 1.5 MW.

AES Wind Generation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The AES Corporation, developed, owns and operates the facility. RES Americas Construction was the construction contractor.
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