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
Midwest ISO and Southwest Power Pool File Tariff with FERC
LCG, November 5, 2002Midwest Independent System Operator and the Southwest Power Pool (SSP) plan to instate a combined tariff in order to do away with rate pancaking in electricity transactions between service territories. Midwest ISO, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved Regional Transmission Operator, and SPP have decided to adopt the combined tariff in order that wholesale energy customers such as utilities will benefit and that the energy markets in the region will be stabilized. Midwest ISO and SPP assert that the combined tariff will preserve the zonal rate structure, long-term firm SPP service agreements, and states' rates currently on file under the SPP tariff, in addition to eliminating rate pancaking on transactions between the two organizations customers. The combined tariff currently awaits approval by the FERC.
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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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PLATO
Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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