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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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Steven A. Appelt has been promoted to executive vice president for administration by AEP Energy Services Inc., the energy trading and marketing subsidiary of American Electric Power Co. He previously was senior vice president for administration and is responsible for the administrative functions of AEP's energy trading group, including the middle office, and financial accounting functions.Robert M. Aquilina has been elected a director of Allegheny Energy Inc. A senior vice president of AT&T Long Distance Services, he currently leads the organization that markets AT&T's domestic and international long distance services to 60 million customers in the United States.Randy Barnard has been named president of the international operations of The Williams Cos., succeeding John C. Bumgarner Jr. who resigned from Williams to devote his attentions to his current position as president of strategic investments for Williams Communications Group Inc. which was recently spun off from Williams. Barnard was most recently the country manager and general director of Williams' Venezuelan operations.Terry McCallister has been named president and chief operating officer of WGL Holdings Inc. and its subsidiary Washington Gas Light Co. The appointment takes effect on Monday.Dilek Samil has been named chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance by Cleco Corp. (Central Louisiana Electric Co.). Samil previously worked 22 years for FPL Group Inc., the parent company of Florida Power & Light Co. Her most recent position was vice president for special projects.Patricia Swanke, vice president for operations with DPL Inc., the holding company for DPL Energy Co. and Dayton Power & Light Co., will assume responsibility for the company's electric transmission and distribution business, succeeding Judy Wyatt, who is retiring after 23 years with the company.Eric J. van der Walde has been promoted to executive vice president for marketing and trading by AEP Energy Services Inc., the energy trading and marketing subsidiary of American Electric Power Co. He previously was senior vice president for energy trading and will continue to direct AEP's domestic trading activities in the power, natural gas, coal and SO2 allowancemarkets.Cinergy Announces Executive Suite Changes
Cinergy Corp. has announced several organizational changes, including a new president for itssubsidiary, The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., to increase the effectiveness and the speed at which it can respond to developments in the industry. - James L. Turner will have full responsibility for the regulated businesses organization andwill retain the title of president, Regulated Businesses.
- Gregory C. Ficke will become president of Cincinnati Gas & Electric, succeeding Joe Hale, who remains vice president for corporate communications and president of the CinergyFoundation.
- William J. Grealis will become executive vice president for special projects, and will beresponsible for coordinating company initiatives on major issues. He was most recently chief executive of Regulated Businesses.
- Donald B. Ingle Jr. will have responsibility for infrastructure services and its portfoliocompanies, VESTAR, Cadence, Reliant and Lattice. He will retain the title of President, Infrastructure Services.
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