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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
Montana Power Sells Oil and Gas Unit
LCG, Aug. 29, 2000--Montana Power Co. said yesterday it has sold its nonregulated natural gas and oil business unit to PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. of Calgary for $475 million (U.S.). Proceeds from the sale will be invested in Montana Powers telecommunications subsidiary. The sale includes subsidiaries that have interests in crude oil, natural gas and gas liquids exploration, production and marketing in the United States and Canada.Robert P. Gannon, chairman and chief executive, noted that "Montana Power has had a Canadian presence for nearly a half century."The U.S. businesses have are mostly in northern Montana and in the Denver-Julesburg Basin north of Denver and include minor properties in the Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma, and Green River Basin, Wyo. Modern fractionation plants are at Cut Bank, Mont. and Ft. Lupton, Colo. The Canadian properties reside mostly in southern and central Alberta and in southern Saskatchewan.David Tuer, PanCanadian's president and chief executive, said "The potential in these assetsis significant, and over the next few years, we will add substantially to PanCanadian's daily natural gas production."
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