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Vistra to Install New Gas-Fired Units at Permian Basin Power Plant

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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ERCOT Announces New Grid Research, Innovation and Transformation (GRIT) Initiative

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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Gila River Plant Complete

LCG, July 21, 2003--Units 3 and 4 of the Gila River Power Station have reached a "major milestone" as part of TECO Power Services' construction program, and are substantially completed, it was announced today.
A subsidiary of TECO Energy, Inc., TECo Power Services noted that the completion of major construction at the 2,145-megawatt power plant, ahead of schedule, provides it with necessary security to provide the lenders to the project. The plant can also provide more capacity during the summer, the company said. The amount of security to be posted in connection with letter of credit postings will become $66 million, down $44 million from the current level.

Upon the completion of the units and final acceptance, scheduled this fall, the amount of postings is expected to become $8 million. TECO Energy, Inc. also has subsidiaries Tampa Electric, Peoples Gas, TECO Power Services, TECO Transport, TECO Coal and TECO Solutions.
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