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ERCOT Announces Organizational Changes to Promote Grid Reliability, Rapid Demand Growth, and Innovation

LCG, December 12, 2025--Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) announced strategic organizational changes designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen grid reliability, and support the unprecedented growth in the demand for electricity across Texas. To meet these objectives, ERCOT created two new organizations: Interconnection and Grid Analysis, and Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two organizations will formally launch in January 2026.

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NextEra Energy Resources and Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announce MOU to Develop 1,450-MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in North Dakota

LCG, December 8, 2025--Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NextEra) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the joint development of the River Run Energy Center, a new combined-cycle natural gas-fueled generation facility in Basin Electric's North Dakota service territory. The proposed facility will have a planned capacity of approximately 1,450 MW.

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Tucker Hart Adams, president and chief executive of Denver-based consulting firm the Adams Group, has been elected a director of Avista Labs, a subsidiary of Avista Corp. engaged in fuel cell development. She is also president of American Russian Collaborative Enterprises.

Robert F. Goff has been elected a director of Avista Labs, a subsidiary of Avista Corp. engaged in fuel cell development. He is president of R4 Energy Inc., a fuel cell industry consulting and management services company, which was formed with other members of the U.S. Fuel Cell Council.

Dennis W. Johnson has been named to the board of directors of MDU Resources Group Inc., the parent company for Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. He is chairman and chief executive of TMI Systems Design Corp., TMI Transport Corp. and TMI Storage Systems Corp. all of Dickinson, N.D.

Paul Krohn has been named by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as senior resident inspector at the Point Beach nuclear power plant in Two Rivers, Wisc. He most recently worked as a resident inspector at the LaSalle nuclear plant in Marseilles, Ill., and prior to that as a resident inspector at the Prairie Island nuclear facility in Welch, Minn.

James Moore has joined Central Vermont Public Service Co. subsidiary Catamount Energy Corp. as president and has also been named senior vice president of the parent company. He previously was president and chief executive officer of American National Power Co.

Martin White has been elected chairman of MDU Resources Group Inc., replacing John Schuchart, who is retiring. White will continue as president and chief executive of the Bismarck, N.D.-based parent of Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.

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