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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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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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Industry News
Construction Commences at Laredo Ridge Wind Farm in Nebraska
LCG, July 22, 2010--The groundbreaking ceremony for the Laredo Ridge Wind Farm, located in central Nebraska near Petersburg, occurred yesterday, with site work underway. The $200 million, 81-MW project is scheduled to be complete by the end of the year.
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) announced in February that it had executed a 20-year, power purchase agreement (PPA) with Midwest Wind Energy LLC, Edison Mission Group, and its affiliate Laredo Ridge Wind LLC. The wind farm will consist of 54 GE turbines and will be owned and operated by Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC.
The project is step forward by NPPD toward meeting its strategic goal of supplying ten percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2020.
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