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Vistra to Install New Gas-Fired Units at Permian Basin Power Plant

LCG, September 30, 2025--Vistra Corp. announced yesterday that it will proceed with the next phase of its capital plan to support grid reliability in Texas. In 2024, Vistra identified over $1 billion worth of potential capital additions in generation capacity within the Texas ERCOT market by 2028 if market conditions were supportive. Now, with West Texas' growing power requirements, particularly the state's expanding oil and natural gas industries, Vistra reached a final investment decision and confirms it will build two new advanced natural gas-fired power units on-site at its Permian Basin Power Plant.

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ERCOT Announces New Grid Research, Innovation and Transformation (GRIT) Initiative

LCG, September 24, 2025--Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) yesterday announced its new initiative to increase its efforts to fully use and apply innovation and transformation through industry collaboration to best overcome the challenges and opportunities facing future grid operations. The new Grid Research, Innovation, and Transformation (GRIT) initiative will advance research and prototyping of emerging concepts and solutions to better understand the implications of rapid grid and technology evolution and position ERCOT to lead in the future energy landscape.

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Dominion Resources to Buy Cleveland Company

LCG, Nov. 6, 2000--Dominion Resources Inc. said Friday its Dominion Energy subsidiary has agreed to acquire Cleveland Energy Resources, a provider of steam and chilled water to downtownCleveland, for an undisclosed sum.

The sellers are Cleveland Thermal Energy Corp. and Cleveland district Cooling Corp., both subsidiaries of an Ipalco Enterprises Inc. financial unit. Dominion Resources, based in Richmond, Va., said the acquisition will increase its presence in Ohio.

"Our goal is to provide downtown Cleveland with a source of economical and reliable steam andchilled water," said Thomas F. Farrell II, chief executive of Dominion Energy. "Dominion plans to expand this system to serve new construction and additional existing buildings downtown. We also plan to invest capital in the system to make it more efficient and reliable."

Upon acquisition the business will be known as Dominion Cleveland Thermal. It will serve 100customers in downtown Cleveland, including the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County andCleveland State University.

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