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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
Arkansas Public Service Commission Appeals Court Decision on SWEPCO's Coal Project
LCG, July 9, 2009--The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) yesterday petitioned the Arkansas Supreme Court to review a recent appellate court decision that would delay or stop further development of the proposed John W. Turk Jr. electric generating station, a 600-MW, coal-fired project in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
Local landowners appealed a November 2007 decision by the APSC to grant a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need (CECPN) to Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) to build the plant. The locals stated that the proposed coal-fired facility would harm the local environment. On June 24, 2009, the Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled in favor of local landowners that the APSC's review of SWEPCO's proposed coal-fired project and site selection was inadequate.
APSC officials stated that the procedure for SWEPCO's application is consistent with the process used since they received jurisdiction in 1973 to review and issue such permits. The official said that the process was ?fair? and ?allowed all parties to argue the issues.?
Last week SWEPCO requested the Arkansas Supreme Court review the appellate court's decision. According to a SWEPCO spokesperson, "The APSC approval was overturned because the court objected to the approval procedure and not because the judges objected to the Turk Plant. We believe the Turk Plant holds the best future for long-term reliability and affordable power for our customers."
The estimated cost of the ultra-supercritical, advanced coal project is $1.6 billion, and project construction and spending is advancing at a rapid pace. Construction on began late last year, after the air permit was received from the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality in November 2008. According to a SWEPCO spokesperson, "Approximately $713 million has already been spent on plant construction, and a total of $1.3 billion has been committed. It would cost even more to stop construction and then restart it."
SWEPCO will continue construction for the time being.
SWEPCO also serves customers in Louisiana and Texas. In March 2008, the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) unanimously approved SWEPCO's request to build the plant, including a requirement for SWEPCO to prepare and submit a study that identifies potential, cost-effective energy efficiency and load management programs for SWEPCO's Louisiana customers. The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved the proposal in July 2008.
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