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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.

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Entergy Estimates Customer Savings of $5B from "Fair Share Plus" Data Center Agreements

LCG, March 6, 2026--Entergy yesterday announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from data center customer agreements in those states. Entergy, which completed its first data center customer agreement in 2024, projects the customer savings over the next 20 years and after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.

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Construction Begins at Majestic Wind Farm in Texas

LCG, September 17, 2008--Babcock & Brown announced yesterday that it has closed on the financing and has started construction of the Majestic Wind Farm, which is located northeast of Amarillo, Texas. The electric generating capacity of the project is 79.5 MW, and full commercial operation is scheduled to be achieved by year-end.

Babcock & Brown plans to dramatically increase its generating capacity in the region. A Babcock & Brown spokesperson stated, "The Majestic Project will be followed by Majestic II next year, and then by our 1,000 MW Panhandle Wind Project, once the ERCOT CREZ (Competitive Renewable Energy Zone) transmission facilities are in place."


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