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Expected Applications for Power Uprates

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Expected Applications for Power Uprates (by unit)

Calendar Year Total Power Uprates Expected Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Power Uprates Stretch Power Uprates Extended Power Uprates Megawatts Thermal Approximate Megawatts Electric
2026 3 1 0 2 1,075 355
2027 16 7 2 7 2,589 854
2028 0 0 0 8 2,281 753
2029 0 0 0 0   0 0
2030 3 2 0 1 554 183
TOTAL 30 10 2 18 6,495 2,143

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Future Submittals of Applications (by unit)

Calendar Year Applicant Plant Type of Power Uprate Planned Submission Date (Quarter of Calendar Year)
2026 Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. Wolf Creek Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q3 26
2026 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Extended Power Uprate Q4 26
2026 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Extended Power Uprate Q4 26
2027 Duke Energy Brunswick 1 Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q1 27
2027 Duke Energy Brunswick 2 Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q1 27
2027 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q1 27
2027 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q1 27
2027 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q2 27
2027 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q2 27
2027 Duke Energy McGuire 1 Extended Power Uprate Q2 27
2027 Duke Energy McGuire 2 Extended Power Uprate Q2 27
2027 PSEG Salem 1 Stretch Power Uprate Q2 27
2027 PSEG Salem 2 Stretch Power Uprate Q2 27
2027 Southern Nuclear Hatch 1 Extended Power Uprate Q2 27
2027 Southern Nuclear Hatch 2 Extended Power Uprate Q2 27
2027 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Extended Power Uprate Q4 27
2027 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Extended Power Uprate Q4 27
2027 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q4 27
2027 Proprietary Proprietary Extended Power Uprate Q4 27
2028 Energy Northwest Columbia Extended Power Uprate Q2 28
2028 Duke Energy Catawba 1 Extended Power Uprate Q2 28
2028 Southern Nuclear Farley Unit 1 Extended Power Uprate Q3 28
2028 Southern Nuclear Farley Unit 2 Extended Power Uprate Q3 28
2028 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Extended Power Uprate Q4 28
2028 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Extended Power Uprate Q4 28
2028 Southern Nuclear Vogtle Unit 1 Extended Power Uprate Q4 28
2028 Southern Nuclear Vogtle Unit 2 Extended Power Uprate Q4 28
2030 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q2 30
2030 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Q3 30
2030 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC Proprietary Extended Power Uprate Q4 30

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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, July 22, 2025