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LCG, September 12, 2025--Entergy announced yesterday that the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved Entergy Texas’ proposal to build two efficient natural gas-fired power plants to support the region’s rapid growth. The combined electric generating capacity of the two facilities, the Legend Power Station and the Lone Star Power Station, will add over 1,200 MW to the Southeast Texas power grid to support new customer demand, increase reliability and lower costs for all customers. Both facilities are scheduled to commence operations by mid-2028.
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LCG, September 4, 2025--Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced yesterday that phased construction has commenced on its 142-MW Appaloosa Solar Project, a utility-scale solar facility underway in southeastern Washington. The project is being built by Qcells EPC, who will serve as the module manufacturer and the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) solution provider. Construction is scheduled through 2026, and commercial operation is expected at the end of next year.
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Industry News
Three More Firms Join Midwest ISO
LCG, July 31, 2000--The Midwest Independent System Operator said on Friday that its board had approved three new applications for membership. The ISO now has 16 transmission-owning members and 23 members who do not own transmission facilities.Two transmission owners joining the Midwest ISO are Wisconsin Public Service Resources Corp. and American Transmission Co. A non-transmission owner, Calpine Corp. also signed up with the agency.American Transmission Co. was formed earlier this year after the Wisconsin state legislaturepassed a law requiring the state's utilities to turn over their transmission assets to an ISO. The lawwas designed to ensure that access to the state's electric transmission system would remainindependent of individual utility control as the industry embraces deregulation.Wisconsin Public Service Resources is the parent holding company for Wisconsin Public Service, a local utility. Calpine is a San Jose, Calif.-based independent power producer with operations in 27 states and Canada.The Midwest ISO claims to be the nation's largest independent transmission system operator. It says that when it becomes fully operational next year utilities with more than 52,000 miles of transmission lines, 78,000 megawatts of electric generation, and about $8 billion in installed assets will be participating in the ISO.
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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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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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