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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
Dominion Announces Plans to Close All Ash Ponds in Virginia
LCG, April 21, 2015--Dominion Virginia Power recently announced plans to close all of the ash ponds at its Virginia power stations in compliance with standards established by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rules. Coal ash is the substance remaining after coal is burned to generate electricity. Under the EPA rules, fly ash has been determined to be a on-hazardous material.
"The EPA rules were just finalized, and we have been working on plans based on the proposed rule in order to be prepared," said Dominion's chief environmental officer and vice president of Corporate Compliance. "We are working with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and other state agencies to develop closure plans that are in compliance with the new rules."
Dominion will close the ash ponds at four locations in Virginia: Bremo Power Station, Chesapeake Energy Center, Chesterfield Power Station, and Possum Point Power Station. Coal is no longer used as a fuel at the Bremo, Chesapeake and Possum Point power stations. Dominion has closed or converted to cleaner fuel five coal-fired power stations serving Virginia over the past few years.
Dominion will initiate the actual ash pond closure work after the necessary permits are obtained. Dominion generally plans to drain the ponds and cover them with an impermeable liner that will be topped with 24 inches of soil. Either grass or sod will be planted on top of the soil. The specifics of the closure plan will be determined by DEQ. This closure method is expected to comply with the EPA's standards.
Earlier this month, Dominion announced its proposal to construct a 1,600-MW natural gas-fueled power station in Greensville County, Virginia. The facility is scheduled to commence operations in 2019.
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