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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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Geoffrey S. Chatas has been named vice president for investor relations and corporatefinance by American Electric Power Co. Inc., effective January 1. He has been vice president for finance and assistant treasurer for two years.

Cary J. Claiborne has been appointed vice president for financial planning and analysis by Constellation Energy Group Inc. He joins the Baltimore-based utility holding company from Home Depot Corp., where he led the company's financial planning and analysis activities.

Shaker Kargar, an Uzbek member of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, has been named minister of water and power in the provisional government of Afghanistan The selection was one of 30 made by four delegations in Bonn representing the Northern Alliance, the Rome group of exiles loyal to former King Mohammad Zaher Shah, and two smaller exile groups based in Cyprus and Peshawar, Pakistan.

Ellen Lindemann has been named vice president for product development and implementation by The Southern Co. A 23-year veteran of the company, she most recently served as product development director.

Kati F. Miller has been named vice president for human resources by Calpine Corp. She moves to Calpine after 17 years with Bank of America where she was most recently vicepresident for corporate compensation.

Joseph P. Tomasik has been elected vice president and chief development officer of CMS Energy Corp., replacing Doris Galvin who has resigned to pursue other interests. Tomasik, a 22-year veteran of CMS, has been vice president in charge of the company's regional development activities for Africa and the Middle East since 1998.

South Jersey Industries Announces Changes
South Jersey Industries Inc. has announced the following organizational changes at subsidiary South Jersey Energy, effective January 1, 2002.

  • Michael J. Renna, who formerly served as director of business and product development for South Jersey Industries, was elected a vice president of South Jersey Energy.

  • Joseph A. Rodio was promoted to assistant vice president of operations from director of gas marketing.

  • David Robbins Jr., who is manager of financial reporting for non-regulatory accounts for South Jersey Industries has taken on added responsibilities as treasurer of South Jersey Energy, effective December 1.

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