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LCG, May 19, 2026--Avangrid, Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the signing of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) for the 199.5-MW Big Horn I wind project in Klickitat County, Washington. This agreement represents the fourth PPA executed by the two companies for projects in the Pacific Northwest.
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LCG, May 18, 2026--The U.S. Secretary of Energy today issued an emergency order to address critical grid reliability issues in the Midwest anticipated this summer. The order is in effect beginning on May 19, 2026, through August 16, 2026. The emergency order directs the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), in coordination with Consumers Energy, to ensure that the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant (Campbell Plant) in West Olive, Michigan shall take all steps necessary to remain available to operate and to minimize costs for the region.
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Industry News
Triumvirate to Build 633 Megawatt Houston Plant
LCG, Nov. 7, 2000--A partnership between a U.S. energy company and a German independent power producer announced yesterday that it had formed a joint venture with another U.S. firm to build, operate and manage a 633 megawatt natural gas-fired merchant power plant 30 miles southwest of Houston, Texas.Avista Corp. and Steag AG of Germany were joined by NRG Energy Inc. in the Brazos Valley project. Avista-Steag will own 51 percent of the plant and NRG the remaining 49 percent. Financial data were not disclosed.Eberhard Schmidt, speaking for Avista-Steag, said "The Brazos Valley project represents an important step toward increasing the efficiency of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas generation fleet, 63 percent of which is between 21 and 40 years of age."Schmidt added "One estimate puts total ERCOT generation shortfall at over 10,000 megawatts in the year 2005 at a 15 percent reserve margin. This project will help reverse that trend."Construction of the Brazos Valley plant is scheduled to begin early next year with commercial operation expected in January 2003.
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