News
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
Northeast, N.Y. and Ontario Could Smooth Inter-regional Power Flow
LCG, July 18, 2002--A committee will be created to discuss possible ways in which rules and market structure can bring together the wholesale power markets of the New England, New York and Ontario independent system operators, the ISO's said Wednesday.The committee will be charged with developing a single or separate day-ahead markets that can promote the buying of power among ISO-New England), NYISO, and Independent Electricity Market Operator of Ontario (IMO). Issues to be discussed also include congestion management, maintenance planning for power generation and transmission lines, and inter-regional utilization of supply reserves.A plan is expected from the committee by next May. The New York and New England ISO's have begun discussions on forming a joint regional transmission organization (RTO), and anticipate filing their plan in August.
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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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