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By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.
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LCG, June 29, 2026--Constellation announced on June 26 that it has filed license renewal applications with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend for 20 years the operations of Ginna Clean Energy Center and Nine Mile Point Unit 1 reactors in upstate New York to 2049. Constellation stated that it's decision to invest in these plants to extend their safe and reliable operations into mid-century demonstrates that New York State's renewal of its Zero Emissions Credit (ZEC) program is working as intended. Furthermore, Constellation stated that maintaining its nuclear fleet is estimated to save New Yorkers $50 billion and sustain reliable emissions-free generation resources to serve increasing electricity demands.
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Industry News
PPL Montana Announces Decision to Mothball Corette Coal Plant
LCG, September 20, 2012--PPL Montana, a subsidiary of PPL Corp., announced yesterday its decision to place the J.E. Corette power plant in Billings, Montana into long-term reserve status beginning in April 2015, when the Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulations go into effect.
The PPL Montana vice president and chief operating officer stated, "Our detailed analysis has shown that to meet the emission reductions required by EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, we would need to invest $38 million in the Corette plant. We simply cannot justify that level of spending in the current wholesale power market in the Northwest."
Power market economics also influenced the decision. According to the press release, wholesale power prices have been depressed in the Northwest because of declining electricity use and an abundance of new wind energy projects subsidized by federal production tax credits.
By placing the 154-MW coal plant into long-term reserve status (i.e., mothballing the plant), PPL Montana will retain the option to return the plant to service, given the right conditions. The plant commenced commercial operations in 1968 and consumes low-sulfur coal from the Powder River Basin.
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UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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