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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
Duke Announces Plans to Sell More Power Plants
LCG, September 14, 2005--Duke Energy announced yesterday that its board of directors approved a plan to pursue the sale of substantially all of Duke Energy North America's (DENA) physical and commercial assets outside the Midwest. The portfolio includes approximately 6,200 MW of electric generating facilities located primarily in the West and Northeast, plus effectively all of DENA's trading book. The assets will be sold or otherwise divested within the next twelve months.In announcing the plan, Duke Energy also stated that it will take a non-cash, pre-tax charge of approximately $1.3 billion, or approximately $0.88 per basic share,which will be reported in third quarter 2005 earnings.Duke Energy stated that it will remain active in the merchant power sector. Following the proposed merger with Cinergy that is anticipated to be completed next year, Duke Energy expects to combine its existing, 3,600 MW of generating assets in the Midwest with Cinergy's commercial operations, providing a sustainable merchant business model in the region.Duke Energy sold over 6,500 MW of its electric generating assets in 2004. In August of last year, Duke Energy completed the sale of its Southeast merchant plants, including eight, natural gas-fired plants with a combined capacity of 5,325 MW, to KGen Partners for $475 million. Last October, Duke completed the sale of its partially completed, 1,200-MW, combined cycle Moapa Power Plant in Nevada for $182 million.
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