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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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TXU Acquires 51 Percent of German Municipal Utility

LCG, July 14, 2000--TXU Europe said yesterday that it will acquire a 51 percent interest in Stadtwerke Kiel, the municipal energy utility for the capital of Germanys Schleswig-Holstein province, for $215 million.

Stadtwerke Kiel serves about 250,000 electricity and gas customers in and around the city, which lies at south end of the Kieler Frde and is home to a major German naval base. The Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the Baltic Sea.

Phil Turberville, chief executive of TXU Europe, said "We are delighted that this partnership hasbeen unanimously approved by the supervisory boards and the parliament, and we are veryencouraged by the support we have had from all parties, including the workers council and tradeunion."

Alan Wyatt, a TXU Europe senior vice president, said the acquisition "provides a very strongentry point for us into the German market."

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