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LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.
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LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.
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Industry News
Duke Energy Receives Approval for New Proposal at Asheville Power Plant
LCG, March 1, 2016--Duke Energy Progress announced yesterday that it has received approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to make significant changes at its Asheville Plant. The agreement calls for the utility to build two, 280-MW combined cycle power blocks to replace the 376-MW coal plant, which will be retired by 2020. Construction of the natural gas-fired combined-cycle electric generating facilities is scheduled to commence this year and be in service by late 2019. The project is estimated to cost approximately $1 billion.
The retirement of the two coal units built over 50 years ago and the addition of the new gas-fired facilities will significantly reduce the environmental impacts associated with power generated at the site.
Duke Energy's North Carolina president stated, "We appreciate the North Carolina Utilities Commission's thorough consideration and decision on our Western Carolinas Modernization Project. We are fully committed to creating a smarter and cleaner energy future for the region."
Duke will also be pursuing a number of other activities related to the agreement. First, Duke will closely monitor collective progress toward reducing daily and peak power demand and will file annual updates on the progress to reduce peak load growth. If these efforts are successful, Duke Energy Progress will delay or cancel plans to file a future Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) application for the commercial operation of a 186-MW simple-cycle facility at the site.
Second, Duke will file a future CPCN application to seek approval for a minimum of 15 MW of new solar generation over the next seven years after the Asheville coal units have been decommissioned and coal ash excavation is completed.
Third, the company will seek approval to install a minimum of 5 MW of utility-scale electricity storage over the next seven years.
The previous plan announced last May by Duke was founded upon building one, 650-MW combined cycle plant.
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