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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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Calpine Sells Output of Proposed Florida Plant

LCG, Oct. 18, 2000Calpine Corp. and Tampa, Fla.-based Seminole Electric Cooperative Inc. jointly announced yesterday that they had asked Florida regulators to approve a deal under which Seminole would buy power from a 540 megawatt Calpine merchant power plant proposed for Auburndale, Fla., about 35 miles east of Tampa.

Under of the terms of the planned agreement, Seminole will have access to all of the output from the Osprey Energy Center for a period of 17 years, beginning with the plant's projected commercial operation date of June 2003, with an option to renew every 5 years. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Calpine said the contract would support its Petition for Determination of Need, which is currently pending before the Florida Public Service Commission. Hearings on the petition are scheduled tobegin November 29.

Tim Woodbury, Seminole's vice president for strategic services, said "The agreement provides us with the pricing, the reliability of supply and the flexibility that our member systems need in Florida's dynamic and evolving electric power market."

Calpine said the Osprey plant would be built adjacent to an existing 150 megawatt Calpine plant in Auburndale. The company plans to add another 100 megawatts to that facility and also has in the works a 1,080 megawatt energy center planned for Vero Beach, Fla.

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