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LCG, September 12, 2025--Entergy announced yesterday that the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved Entergy Texas’ proposal to build two efficient natural gas-fired power plants to support the region’s rapid growth. The combined electric generating capacity of the two facilities, the Legend Power Station and the Lone Star Power Station, will add over 1,200 MW to the Southeast Texas power grid to support new customer demand, increase reliability and lower costs for all customers. Both facilities are scheduled to commence operations by mid-2028.
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LCG, September 4, 2025--Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced yesterday that phased construction has commenced on its 142-MW Appaloosa Solar Project, a utility-scale solar facility underway in southeastern Washington. The project is being built by Qcells EPC, who will serve as the module manufacturer and the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) solution provider. Construction is scheduled through 2026, and commercial operation is expected at the end of next year.
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Industry News
AES to Buy Ipalco for $2.15 Billion Plus Debt
LCG, July 17, 2000--AES Corp. and Ipalco Enterprises Inc. announced jointly this morning that AES would acquire the Indiana utility holding company in a transaction valued at about $2.15 billion plush the assumption of around $890 million of debt and preferred stock.Ipalco is the holding company for Indianapolis Power & Light Co. which provides retail electricservice to approximately 430,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Indianapolis and other central Indiana communities.Under the terms of the deal, Ipalco shareholders would get $25 worth of AES stock for each Ipalco share they tender, which would be a 16 percent premium over the utility's closing price on Friday. The transaction is expected to be tax-free to Ipalco shareholders, accounted for as a pooling-of-interests and immediately accretive to AES earnings per share.Upon closing, Ipalco will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of AES with its headquarters remaining in Indianapolis.The transaction is subject to approval by Ipalco shareholders and the usual array of regulators including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of the SEC approval process, AES said it would restructure its ownership interests in Cilcorp in order to continue as an exempt holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
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