News
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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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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Industry News
Calpine Plans 890 Megawatt Tennessee Plant
LCG, July 20, 2000--Calpine corp. said yesterday it will develop, build and own a $430 million, 890 megawatt natural gas-fired, combined cycle power plant in Haywood County, Tenn. When completed in mid-2004, the facility will interconnect with the Tennessee Valley Authority system.Bob Alff, a Calpine senior vice president, said "We are very pleased to announce our first Calpinedevelopment project in the State of Tennessee The Haywood Energy Center is ideally located relative to high-capacity natural gas and electric transmission interconnections, and has excellent access to multiple load centers throughout the dynamic southeastern power market."The new plant will produce around 770 megawatts and have the capability to generate an additional 120 megawatts during periods of peak demand. It will employ Siemens-Westinghouse combustion turbines in a three-on-one combined cycle configuration and will be equipped with advanced emissions control systems.John Sharpe, Haywood County Executive, welcomed Calpine to Hatchie River country. "This type of project represents an excellent economic development opportunity for our region, and we are verypleased that Calpine has chosen to do business here. We extend them a warm welcome and lookforward to a successful relationship."Calpine has three other projects under development that will hook up to TVAs system, one in Lowndes County, Miss., and two in Morgan County, Ala. Including Haywood, Calpine's combined TVA-area development effort represents more than 2,900 megawatts of generating capacity.
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