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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
Construction Commences at Laredo Ridge Wind Farm in Nebraska
LCG, July 22, 2010--The groundbreaking ceremony for the Laredo Ridge Wind Farm, located in central Nebraska near Petersburg, occurred yesterday, with site work underway. The $200 million, 81-MW project is scheduled to be complete by the end of the year.
Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) announced in February that it had executed a 20-year, power purchase agreement (PPA) with Midwest Wind Energy LLC, Edison Mission Group, and its affiliate Laredo Ridge Wind LLC. The wind farm will consist of 54 GE turbines and will be owned and operated by Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC.
The project is step forward by NPPD toward meeting its strategic goal of supplying ten percent of its energy from renewable resources by 2020.
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