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LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.
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LCG, March 6, 2026--Entergy yesterday announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from data center customer agreements in those states. Entergy, which completed its first data center customer agreement in 2024, projects the customer savings over the next 20 years and after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.
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Industry News
Westcoast Energy in Plant Sale to TransCanada
LCG, Sept. 7, 2000Westcoast Energy Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia said yesterday it would sell two Canadian cogeneration power plants and its 50 percent interest in three others to TransCanada Power of Calgary.The deal will bring Westcoast $234 million Canadian ($160 million U.S.) is cash and TransCanada will assume $512 million ($348 million) in debt associated with the plants. Westcoast said it will report a net gain after taxes and other costs of about $75 million ($50 million) on the sale.Michael Phelps, chairman and chief executive of Westcoast, said "This sale is at a very attractive price and will allow us to redeploy the proceeds to new power generation and other projects that are part of our ongoing capital investment program."Phelps said Westcoast would focus on opportunities in the merchant power business. The cogeneration assets being sold to TransCanada are:- A 100 percent interest in the 250 megawatt Island Cogeneration Plant near Campbell River, British Columbia, which is expected to begin operation in the fourth quarter of 2000.
- A 100 percent interest in the 110 megawatt Fort Frances Cogeneration Plant in Fort Frances,Ontario.
- A 50 percent interest in the 110 megawatt Lake Superior Cogeneration Plant at Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.
- A 50 percent interest in the 50 megawatt Whitby Cogeneration Plant at Whitby, Ontario.
- A 50 percent interest in the 117 megawatt McMahon Cogeneration Plant at Taylor, British Columbia.
Westcoast said it expects to close the sale later this year, subject to regulatory approvals.
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