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Vistra to Install New Gas-Fired Units at Permian Basin Power Plant

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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ERCOT Announces New Grid Research, Innovation and Transformation (GRIT) Initiative

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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PRESS RELEASES

New Analysis from LCG Consulting: Where AI is Located Matters – ERCOT 2030 Outlook (9/19/2025)

LCG, September 19, 2025--Artificial Intelligence and hyperscale data centers are not just driving unprecedented demand growth in ERCOT - they are reshaping the very dynamics of the grid.
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Previous Press Releases

New Analysis from LCG Consulting: Where AI is Located Matters – ERCOT 2030 Outlook (9/19/2025)
LCG Webinar: Real-Time, Real Change: ERCOT’s Market Overhaul Explained (8/1/2025)
LCG Unveils 2nd Edition of 2025 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook (3/20/2025)
LCG Publishes 2025 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT) (8/14/2024)
LCG Publishes 2024 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT) (10/10/2023)
LCG CONSULTING PREDICTS FUTURE VALUE OF EVERY PATH AVAILABLE IN THE 2024 CAISO CRR AUCTIONS (9/12/2023)
LCG Publishes 2023 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT) (6/10/2022)
EIA Releases Study on Drought Effects on California Electricity Generation and Power Market using UPLAN Model (6/10/2022)
LCG Publishes 2022 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT) (2/8/2022)
LCG Publishes 2021 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT) (3/11/2021)
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