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LCG, March 17, 2026--Oklo Inc. (Oklo) today announced that it has signed a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) to support the design, construction, and operation of Oklo’s first reactor, the Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) under DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program (RPP). The DOE Idaho Operations Office subsequently approved the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement (NSDA) for the fast-fission power plant, and Oklo immediately requested DOE commence review of its Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA).
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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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Industry News
PG&E Offers Local Governments Chance for Boosted Revenue
LCG, Dec. 18, 2002--Cities and counties who respond to a proposed agreement by utility Pacific Gas & Electric could receive more in fees from utility-service contracts, but many are waiting before signing on.The bankrupt PG&E's proposed reorganization plan would mean that both transmission lines and gas pipelines would be sold to companies called GTrans and ETRans. Those companies would need to sign franchise agreements with the cities they serve, which would mark the first time these contracts have undergone any disruption in 65 years. PG&E has offered cities what it says could amount to 20 to 25 percent increases in the amount of franchise fees they are paid.The League of California Cities has told municipalities that before signing, they should not simply agree to terms which are essentially locked in for the foreseeable future. Cities, the League says, should negotiate to be able to rewrite the agreements based on changing conditions after several years. "In any contract, it's bad if it continues to go on forever with no opportunity to (reflect) changes in the economy and in technology," Frances Medema, who studies policy at the League of California Cities, told the Sacramento Bee.While Alan Tandy of Bakersfield considered PG&E's offer to be "a polite request," not a high-pressure way to make things easier should its reorganization plan be accepted, the League of California Cities hopes to negotiate on behalf of cities before they rush to sign. A large number of cities have not yet signed, in case the revenue from fees could be even higher than suggested, and made open to future negotiations. The yearly franchise fees, which are paid by companies allowed to provide a service, range from less than $100,000 for smaller towns to around $846,000 for Sacramento.
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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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