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NextEra Energy Resources and Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announce MOU to Develop 1,450-MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in North Dakota

LCG, December 8, 2025--Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NextEra) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the joint development of the River Run Energy Center, a new combined-cycle natural gas-fueled generation facility in Basin Electric's North Dakota service territory. The proposed facility will have a planned capacity of approximately 1,450 MW.

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LCG Releases January–March 2026 PJM Congestion Outlook Featuring Fundamentals-Based 3-Month Forecast

LCG, December 2, 2025 — LCG today announced the release of its PJM Congestion Outlook for January–March 2026, delivering a fundamentals-based, three-month forecast designed to help traders and risk managers better navigate congestion risks in PJM’s FTR markets.

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FPL Announces Plans to Construct Combined-Cycle Facility in Florida

LCG, July 7, 2015-Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) last week announced plans to construct the 1,600-MW Okeechobee Clean Energy Center in Florida. The natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant is estimated to cost $1.2 billion and is planned to commence service by mid-2019.

"Not only would this new plant help us meet the needs of Florida's growing population and economy, it would also be one of the lowest-cost, cleanest and most efficient of its kind in the world," stated the president and CEO of FPL.

In March 2015 FPL filed with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) its ten-year plan that forecast a significant need for additional firm power generation beginning in 2019, with more to be added in future years. FPL also issued in the first quarter a Request for Proposals (RFP) to invite prospective bids from interested power providers for firm generation. However, FPL received only one partial bid that did not conform to the terms of the RFP and fell far short of meeting the required energy need. With such a response, FPL plans to proceed and construct its own facility.

The proposed Okeechobee Clean Energy Center would be built on company-owned property in northeastern Okeechobee County, where the 2,800-acre property also offers space to accommodate future large-scale solar power generation facilities.

Prior to construction, regulatory approval will be required, and the process is expected to extend for 14-16 months. Plans must undergo comprehensive reviews by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, FPSC and a number of other county, state and federal government agencies. FPL intends to file for regulatory approval in the coming months.

The president and CEO of FPL stated, "We're building on our successful strategy of phasing out older, inefficient facilities and replacing them with advanced, high-efficiency clean-energy technology in a way that ensures we can meet the growing energy needs of Floridians while keeping their electric rates low. The strategy is working: our system is among the cleanest and most fuel-efficient in the U.S., and our typical customer bills are about 30 percent lower than the national average."
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