News
LCG, March 205, 2025--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced it will soon be the first regional transmission organization (RTO) in the nation to provide full services in both the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the U.S. power grid. On March 20, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved Southwest Power Pool’s amended tariff that includes provisions that enable Western members to join the RTO. The expansion of the SPP RTO is scheduled to go live April 1, 2026.
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LCG, March 18, 2025--RWE and Meta today announced a new power purchase agreement (PPA) for offtake from RWE's 200-MW Waterloo Solar Project, which is located in Bastrop County, Texas. Under the agreement, Meta will purchase 100% of the output from the solar facility, which will support Meta's goal of matching its electricity needs with 100 percent clean energy. The project is scheduled to commence onsite construction in late 2025.
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Industry News
TransAlta to Acquire Wind Developer
LCG, Oct. 28, 2001--Vision Quest Windelectric Inc., a Calgary-based owner and operator of wind turbine power plants, will be acquired by TransAlta Corp., possibly by the end of the year.The current wind turbine portfolio of Vision Quest has a total maximum capacity of 44 megawatts. It would become an independently operated unit within TransAlta, which already has an investment in the company.TransAlta, an unregulated power generator and marketer, plans to acquire Vision Quest's C$32 million debt, and will conduct due diligence and await regulatory approval on the deal. It intends to generate over 10% of its power output from renewable sources as part of a long-term strategy.
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