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SPP and Member Utilities Successfully Achieve Western Expansion Milestone

LCG, April 2, 2026--Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced that the expansion of its service territory into the Western Interconnection has been a success. The milestone makes SPP the first regional transmission organization (RTO) with services spanning the Eastern and Western Interconnections. Its member organizations, which cover all or part of 17 states, can now benefit from a more operationally and geographically diverse integrated system.

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Holtec Achieves Milestone towards Restarting Palisades Nuclear Facility and Advances Plans to Build Two SMRs at Palisades Site

LCG, March 31, 2026--Holtec International yesterday announced that it successfully completed a milestone test necessary to return Holtec's Palisades Nuclear Generating Station to service. The 805-MW pressurized water reactor (PWR) is located in Michigan and was shut down by Entergy in May 2022. Holtec acquired the facility in June 2022 and has pursued a path to return the plant to service.

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Calpine Plans 1,000 Megawatt Texas Cogenerator

LCG, March 28, 2001-- Calpine Corp. yesterday announced plans to build, own andoperate a 1,000 megawatt natural gas-fired cogeneration plant in Deer Park, Texas, to supplysteam to Shell Chemical Co. and electric power to the wholesale market.

"The Deer Park Energy Center significantly strengthens Calpine's position as the largest independent power producer in Texas," said Peter Hansen, Calpine's director of business development. "It also exemplifies Calpine's ability to meet the stringent thermal energy requirements of a leading industrial consumer, like Shell Chemical, while providing a clean, reliable source of electricity for the growing Texas power market."

Calpine said construction on the plant should begin in July and proceed in two phases. The first phase is scheduled to begin operation by January 2003 and the second, larger phase by June 2004. The plant will consist of four 185 megawatt gas turbines, four heat recovery steam generators and one 260 megawatt steam turbine generator.

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