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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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FPL Group to Build 30 MW Wind Generation

LCG, July 15, 2003FPL Energy LLC has announced that it will build a 30-megawatt wind farm in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Today, the generation company said it plans to construct 20 wind turbines near Meyersdale, each providing 1.5 megawatts of capacity. FirstEnergy Corporations FirstEnergy Solutions will buy power from the farm under a long-term contract.

Atlantic Renewable Corporation and Zilkha Renewable Energy LLC developed the project, and construction will begin some time this year.

FPL Energy LLC is a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. FPL Energy has almost 130 megawatts of wind energy capacity in construction or in operation within Pennsylvania. The company has 30 wind farms in 10 states.

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