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LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.
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LCG, March 6, 2026--Entergy yesterday announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from data center customer agreements in those states. Entergy, which completed its first data center customer agreement in 2024, projects the customer savings over the next 20 years and after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.
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Industry News
Reliant Brings Illinois Merchant Power Plant On Line
LCG, July 17, 2000--The first phase of Reliant Energy Inc.s new 340 megawatt merchant power plant in Shelby County, Ill., began commercial operations Friday, less than five months after construction began at the site 180 miles southwest of Chicago."This fast-track development project has been under construction since the first quarter of the yearto meet increasing demand for electricity by consumers in Midwest power markets," said Joe BobPerkins, Reliant Energy Wholesale Group president and chief operating officer.The "fast track" was made possible by the plants design, which consists of eight General Electric natural gas turbines, five of which have been installed. Those gas turbines are about the size of some large jet engines produced by GE.The facility will be operated in simple-cycle as a peaking plant, Reliant said, mostly during the day in summer months from June through September when air-conditioners are running.Perkins paid tribute to Reliant employees, contractors, suppliers, Shelby County craft worker and laborers and everyone else involved in the whirlwind effort. "We're pleased that the plant was completed on schedule and met an aggressive target for commercial operation," he said.
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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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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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