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Vistra Announces Acquisition of Cogentrix Energy's 5,500 MW Gas-Fired Fleet is Complete

LCG, November 2, 2026--Vistra Corp. announced on October 30 that, following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, it has completed the acquisition of Cogentrix Energy from funds managed by Quantum Capital Group. The acquisition consists of 10 natural gas-fired power generation facilities totaling nearly 5,500 MW of capacity. The addition of Cogentrix's facilities to Vistra's existing generation portfolio raises Vistra's U.S. generation portfolio to nearly 50,000 MW.

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Data Center Customer Adds 620 MW Order for INNIO's J624 Gas Engines

LCG, October 23, 2026--INNIO N.V. yesterday announced a 620 MW follow-on order from a developer and operator of mega-scale data center campuses in the United States. Together with the customer's 1.1 GW order announced previously in July, the new order brings cumulative orders from the customer to approximately 1.72 GW this year.

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First Solar Completes 550-MW Solar Project in Southern California

LCG, January 21, 2015-First Solar has completed construction of the 550-MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, which is co-owned by NextEra Energy Resources, GE Energy Financial Services, and Sumitomo Corporation of America. The Southern California project reached the commercial operations milestone on December 5, 2014, according to the California ISO. Construction on the project began in September 2011.

The electricity generated by the solar photovoltaic (PV) facility is under power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE). PG&E's share of capacity is 300 MW, with SCE contracting for 250 MW.

The Desert Sunlight Solar Farm is located in Riverside County on land managed by the Federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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