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Constellation and Google Announce Strategic Collaboration that Includes 890 MW of New Nuclear Capacity to PJM Grid

LCG, October 6, 2026--Google and Constellation Energy today announced a long-term strategic clean energy collaboration to bring 890 MW of new, reliable, carbon-free nuclear capacity onto the PJM Interconnection grid to meet growing demand and increase grid reliability. The first uprate is expected to be delivered by 2028.

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Department of Energy Announces $4.2 Billion Investment to Boost Nuclear Power in Pennsylvania and Ohio

LCG, October 5, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) today announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Vistra’s nuclear fleet in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The projects are expected to preserve nearly 4 GW of carbon-free, baseload power and add 433 MW of new nuclear capacity that will support the growing electricity demand across the PJM region.

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Weather Derivatives See Growth in Volume

LCG, June 6, 2003--While the typical values of weather derivative contracts are typically one-third what they were a couple of years ago, the number of such deals has increased to approximately three times the volume seen a year ago, according to a recent study by PrcineWaterhouseCoopers for the Weather Risk Management Association.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange handled 7,000 weather transactions based on its weather derivatives contract, with Wolverine Trading acting as market maker. Typically, conditions that determine which participant pays the other are either temperature, precipitation, wind or sun exposure. For example, a farmer whose crop might suffer from extreme heat might be paid by a counterparty such as a natural gas trader who can make higher profits when more air-conditioning is needed. The payment would be reversed if conditions were cool rather than hot.

Whereas many of the most active participants in weather derivatives used to be trading enterprises, they have since been supplanted by regulated utilities and banks.
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