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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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Industry News
Slovakia Privatizes Energy (a Bit)
LCG, May 22, 2002-The government of Slovakia decided to allow the sale of 49 percent of each of three electricity distributors. Final approval for the sale came after three weeks of delay, which saw discussions between parties within the group responsible for approval.49 percent of Zapadoslovenska Energetika AS will be sold to Germany's E.On for €330 million ($304 million). RWE Plus will buy the same percent of Vychodoslovenska Energetika AS for €130 million ($120 million), and Electricite de France will buy 49 percent of Stredoslovenska Energetika for €158 million ($145 million). Having chosen from 10 bids, the Slovak government is selling its assets with the help of HSBC Holdings, CAIB Securities, and BNP Paribas, and expects payment within three months. The sale of Slovak electricity generator Slovenske Elekrarne AS will wait until after fall elections.
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