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LCG, June 26, 2025--Invenergy today announced that they and Meta Platforms, Inc. have signed four new clean energy agreements that total an additional 791 MW of procured solar and wind capacity to support Meta's near-term operations, data center growth, and clean energy goals.
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LCG, June 23, 2025--The Governor of New York today directed the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop and construct an advanced nuclear power plant in upstate New York to deliver zero-emission power that supports a reliable and affordable electric grid. NYPA will lead the effort to develop at least one new nuclear energy facility with a combined capacity of at least one gigawatt (GW) of electricity, either alone or in partnership with private entities. The directive builds on the Governor’s 2025 State of the State to develop nuclear energy plans in New York.
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Industry News
NRG's El Segundo Energy Center Project Commences Operations
LCG, August 9, 2013--NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) recently announced that commercial operation has commenced at its natural gas?fueled, combined-cycle generating facility at the El Segundo Energy Center, which is located near Los Angeles, California. Southern California Edison will obtain the entire output from the facility under a 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA) executed in 2008.
The new, 550-MW El Segundo Energy Center project supports the retirement of a less efficient, 335-MW steam boiler unit built at the site in 1964 that relied on once-through ocean water for cooling. The new facility is an air-cooled, combined-cycle facility that uses grey water and reduces the use of potable water at the site by nearly 90 percent. The new facility employs a fast-start design that delivers more than half of its generating capacity in less than 10 minutes and the balance in less than 1 hour. The rapid response capabilities are especially important in California, with its ever-growing use of intermittent, renewable resources.
"Our modernization efforts at El Segundo ideally complement California?s growth of intermittent renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, in support of the State?s renewable portfolio standard while maintaining its tradition of being a good neighbor to the surrounding coastal communities," said the President of NRG Energy?s West Region. "In addition, we have worked with the community to improve the visual aesthetics of the site by incorporating native landscaping, installing a new picturesque sea wall, and affording improved coastal views with the lower profile of the plant."
The new generating capacity is a welcome addition this summer, given Southern California Edison's recent decision to not reactivate and to permanently retire Units 2 and 3 at its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
NRG purchased El Segundo Generating Station in the spring of 1998 as part of the California electric industry restructuring. The station was originally built in the 1950s by Southern California Edison.
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