EnergyOnline
Services

RSS FEED

EnergyOnline.com rss

News

NRC Completes Safety Review of Construction Permit Application for TerraPower's Kemmerer Power Station in Wyoming

LCG, December 1, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that the NRC staff completed its final safety evaluation for the application submitted by TerraPower, on behalf of its subsidiary US SFR Owner, to construct the Kemmerer Power Station Unit 1 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Unit 1 will be the first nuclear project of its kind using the Natrium advanced reactor design. The evaluation concludes there are no safety aspects that would preclude issuing the construction permit.

Read more

RWE Commissions the 200-MW Stoneridge Solar Project in Texas

LCG, November 26, 2025--RWE announced today the commissioning of the Stoneridge Solar project, located in Milam County, Texas. The project capacity is 200 MW of solar power, plus a battery energy storage system (BESS) that provides 100 MW (200 MWh) of battery storage capacity. The BESS improves the supply of short-term, reliable, affordable electricity in ERCOT.

Read more

Industry News

Southern Power Acquires 150-MW Solar PV Project in Southern California

LCG, October 24, 2014-Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power announced yesterday its acquisition of the 150-MW Solar Gen 2 solar facility in southern California from First Solar, Inc. Project construction began in 2013, and the project is scheduled for completion by the end of this year. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) will receive the power generated from the facility under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA).

The acquisition is aligned with Southern Power's business strategy of growing the wholesale business in targeted markets through acquiring generating assets and building new units, the output of which is significantly covered by long-term contracts. Southern Company Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer stated, "Our strategic renewable development has earned Southern Company a reputation as a national leader in solar. Expanding our partnership with First Solar - a global renewable leader - will help us continue to develop a more diverse energy mix for America."

Southern Power will initially own 100 percent of the project, with First Solar agreeing to acquire a minority interest subject to certain terms and upon fulfillment of certain conditions. The Solar Gen 2 facility is being installed by and will be operated and maintained by First Solar.

First Solar purchased the Solar Gen 2 project in April 2013 from Energy Power Partners, an affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

The Solar Gen 2 project includes three, 50-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) sites - Sonora, Arkansas, and Alhambra - located over an area totaling 1,451 acres in the Imperial County, California. The Solar Gen 2 project will include over one million thin-film PV solar modules mounted on tracking systems that follow the sun across the sky to maximize power generation.

Earlier this year in April, Southern Power, in partnership with Turner Renewable Energy, also acquired the Adobe Solar Facility, a 20-MW solar PV electric generating facility located in Kern County, California. Southern California Edison (SCE) has contracted for the electric output from the facility under a 20-year PPA. SunEdison built, operates and maintains the Adobe Solar Facility.

California's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) was originally established by legislation in 2002, and subsequent amendments have led to the requirement for California's electric utilities to have 33 percent of their retail sales served by eligible renewable energy resources in 2020 and all subsequent years. An interim target for the utilities includes 25 percent by December 31, 2016.
Copyright © 2025 LCG Consulting. All rights reserved. Terms and Copyright
UPLAN-NPM
The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
Uniform Storage Model
A Battery Simulation Model
UPLAN-ACE
Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
UPLAN-G
The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
CAISO CRR Auctions
Monthly Price and Congestion Forecasting Service