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ERCOT Announces Organizational Changes to Promote Grid Reliability, Rapid Demand Growth, and Innovation

LCG, December 12, 2025--Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) announced strategic organizational changes designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen grid reliability, and support the unprecedented growth in the demand for electricity across Texas. To meet these objectives, ERCOT created two new organizations: Interconnection and Grid Analysis, and Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two organizations will formally launch in January 2026.

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NextEra Energy Resources and Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announce MOU to Develop 1,450-MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in North Dakota

LCG, December 8, 2025--Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NextEra) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the joint development of the River Run Energy Center, a new combined-cycle natural gas-fueled generation facility in Basin Electric's North Dakota service territory. The proposed facility will have a planned capacity of approximately 1,450 MW.

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Utah PSC Authorizes Lake Side Power Project

LCG, November 16, 2004--Utah Public Service Commission authorized PacifiCorp and its regulated affiliate, Utah Power, to proceed with the construction of the 534-MW Lake Side Power Project. The gas-fired project will be located northwest of Provo near Vineyard, Utah and is estimated to cost $330 million.

The Lake Side Power Project will be built by Summit Energy, with a target completion date of 2007. The plant will be owned and operated by PacifiCorp.

In March of this year, the Commission also approved Pacificorp's 525-MW, gas-fired Currant Creek power project, which was estimated to cost $345 million. Both plants are expected to be included in PacifiCorp's ratebase.

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