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LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.
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LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.
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Industry News
Black Hills Power Applies to Decommission Coal Plants
LCG, September 17, 2013--The Wyoming Public Service Commission recently published a public notice stating that Black Hills Power filed an application on August 29, 2013 with the Commission to retire three aging coal units. The company stated the decision to decommission the facilities is driven by costs to comply with ever-growing regulations dictated by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Commission's public notice stated, "After an analysis of the cost of compliance, as well as consideration of the likelihood of additional future EPA regulations affecting the continued operation of the facilities, Black Hills Power determined the most cost effective plan for EPA compliance is to retire and decommission the facilities."
The coal-fired units targeted for retirement are the 34.5-MW Osage unit in Osage, Wyoming and the 21.8-MW Neil Simpson I unit in Gillette, Wyoming. In addition, the 25-MW Ben French unit in Rapid City, South Dakota is targeted. The newest of the three units is Neil Simpson I, which commenced commercial operations in 1969. All three units are owned entirely by Black Hills Power.
According to the public notice, Black Hills Power states the EPA issued the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers (Area Source Rules), to reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants from various small boilers, to include coal-fired units of 25 MW or less. The deadline for compliance with the Area Source Rules is March 21, 2014.
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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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