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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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Industry News
House Bill May Overrule Local Authorities in Favor of Transmission Construction
LCG, September 16, 2003Republicans from Western and Eastern states may face complicated negotiations over a proposed bill to give the federal government greater power in constructing electricity transmission. The U.S. House of Representatives bill in question would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission power to approve electricity transmission routes even if state or local authorities have refused such routes. Companies involved in constructing transmission would be allowed to construct lines so long as they pay land-owners. Some Republicans wholeheartedly support the bill, which gives greater powers to the federal government and the energy industry. Many Republicans oppose the bill, valuing the right to property and privacy over federal powers. Electricity transmission construction has always lead to discord among landowners, government, and energy companies. Disagreement often is based upon environmental, health, and safety concerns, as well as property value and economic concerns. Many of those opposed to the bill say it is based upon a faulty premise, that landowners pose a significant barrier to transmission construction. They say that opposition is rare and, when it occurs, manageable. The Bush Administration strongly supports the bill. The Senate energy bill does not yet have a parallel provision. Republican legislators will encounter some controversy amongst themselves when discussing the bill, especially as Western and Eastern representatives are likely to have very different perspectives.
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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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