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LCG, July 24, 2025--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the next steps in the Trump administration’s plan to accelerate the development of AI infrastructure by using Federal lands to lower energy costs and help power the global AI race, as previously outlined in President Trump’s Executive Orders on Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure, Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, and Unleashing American Energy.
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LCG, July 22, 2025--Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) today announced that it has reached a final investment decision on the Clear Fork solar project located near San Antonio, Texas. Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), has signed a long-term contract for all of the renewable power generated from the 600-MW project.
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CA Utility's Deregulation Suit Tentatively Dismissed
LCG, January 9, 2003-Pacific Gas & Electric Company's suit against California regarding price regulation has been tentatively dismissed.PG&E, the utility and unit of PG&E Corporation, claims that electricity from its nuclear and hydroelectric generating facilities was unfairly subject to regulation by the California Public Utilities Commission in the beginning of 2001.According to PG&E, California allowed the company's generators to sell electricity at market prices by the passing of AB 1890. During the energy crisis, the state passed AB 6X, which kept the nuclear and hydro power under state price regulation.PG&E claims that AB 6X is the equivalent of breach of contract, as the company believes AB 1890 functions as a contract. The company asserts it lost $4.1 billion as a result of state controlled prices. Superior Court Judge Joe Gray found that the initial law did not constitute a contract, although his ruling is only tentative.The case comes at a time when California is trying to find the source of the spiking electricity prices of 2000 and 2001. Energy suppliers have insisted that limited generating capacity and the high price of natural gas, which fuels many generators in California, forced up the price of electricity that they produced. Therefore, market price for electricity in general was very high. As PG&E's production costs for hydro and nuclear generation were not dependent on the price of natural gas, it could have earned higher returns from the market.PG&E is slated to emerge from its bankruptcy some time this year, although its legal route to recovery is still being argued in court.
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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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Database of Plants, Loads, Assets, Transmission...
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