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PUC of Texas Approves Entergy Texas' Plans to Build Over 1,200 MW of Gas-Fired Capacity

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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Puget Sound Energy Starts Construction on 142-MW Appaloosa Solar Project in Washington

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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Columbia Energy Sells the Last of its Generation

LCG, Oct. 11, 2000--Columbia Energy Group said this morning that it has agreed to sell the remaining generation assets of its Columbia Electric subsidiary to a joint venture between independent Delta Power Co. and John Hancock Life insurance Co.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Columbia will sell its 50 percent interest in the Gregory Power Project, a 550 megawatt combined-cycle cogeneration facility near Corpus Christi, Texas, that provides both steam and electricity to an Alco alumina plant and sells excess electricity into the regional wholesale power market through a marketing agreement with Dynegy Inc.

The deal also includes Columbia's 50 percent interest in a 117 megawatt combined-cycle cogeneration plant near Pedricktown, N.J., that provides steam and electricity to PolyOne Corp. and excess power into the PJM market.

Also part of the sale is the company's 50 percent interest in a 47 megawatt unit that provides electricity to the City of Vineland (N.J.) Electric Utility and steam to the Progresso unit of Diageo Plc. A 10 percent interest in an 85 megawatt cogenerator in Rumford, Maine, is also part of the agreement.

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