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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
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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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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