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
LG&E, Powergen Get SEC Okay,Deal Should Close in a Few Days
LCG, Dec. 7, 2000--Powergen Plc of the United Kingdom received approval yesterday from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for its acquisition of LG&E Energy Corp. ofLouisville, Ky.The companies said it was the last approval needed for consummation of the merger, which is expected to close "in the next few days.""The speed with which this transaction has been concluded is a tribute to the people at bothcompanies who have worked diligently to make this powerful combination a reality," said Roger W.Hale, LG&E Energy's chief executive. "We sincerely appreciate their efforts.""Additionally, we'd like to thank our regulators, both in the United States and the United Kingdom, who recognized the value of this merger for the companies, their employees, their communities and theirshareholders," he added.LG&E said that shortly after the closing its shareholders will receive letters of transmittal containing instructions for submitting their stock certificates at the agreed upon price of $24.85 a share.
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