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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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PSEG Proposes 1,100 Megawatt Plant for Ohio

LCG, Jan. 5, 2001--PSEG Power LLC yesterday proposed building a 1,100 megawatt natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plant to be located in Arcadia, Ohio.

The Arcadia location is only one of several sites in the Midwest being considered for construction ofmerchant power plants by PSEG Power, the company said. Which sites will be developed depends upon a number of factors, including potential receipt of tax abatements and the obtaining of local and state approvals.

"PSEG Power is looking at a number sites in the Midwest for additional plant construction," saidTim Young, the company's regional director for business development. "A plant of this size bringssignificant economic and tax benefits to the local community. We plan to work with local officials tomaximize these benefits."

At its peak, construction of the plant would employ more than 600 people. it would have about 25 to35 full-time employees once the plant begins commercial operations in 2004.

PSEG Power is a sister company to Newark, N.J.-based Public Service Electric & Gas Co.

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