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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
Nonprofit RTO Planned for Pacific Northwest
LCG, Oct. 24, 2000--Nine electric utilities serving eight northwestern states with some 50,000 miles of transmission lines said yesterday they want to form a regional transmission organization to comply with requirements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.In a filing with FERC yesterday, the eight investor-owned utilities and the Bonneville Power Administration said they wanted to form a non-profit independent system operator governed by an independent board of directors with stakeholders limited to an advisory capacity. The system operator would be called RTO West.The companies said in their statement that formation of RTO West "is expected to create a more stable environment conducive to investment in the generation and transmission resources needed to meet the growing demand for electricity in the rapidly growing West."The nine utilities and the line miles of transmission they would contribute to the system are: Avista Corp. - 2,100, Bonneville - 15,000, Idaho Power Co. - 4,600, Montana Power Co. - 6,800, Nevada Power Co. - 1,200, PacifiCorp - 15,000, Portland General Electric Co. - 2,000, Puget Sound Energy Corp. - 2,700, and Sierra Pacific Power Corp. - 1,800.
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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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