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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

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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Entergy Estimates Customer Savings of $5B from "Fair Share Plus" Data Center Agreements

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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NRG Buys 2 Connecticut Plants from Wisconsin Energy

LCG, Dec. 28, 2000--NRG Energy Inc. said yesterday it has agreed to acquire the Bridgeport and New Haven Harbor power plants in Connecticut from Wisconsin Energy Corp. for $325 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

The two plants had earlier been acquired from United Illuminating Co. by Wisconsin Energy. Bridgeport is a 660 megawatt oil-fired steam turbine plant and has an additional 19 megawatts of combustion turbine capacity. New Haven Harbor is a 431 megawatt oil-fired steam turbine plant.

David H. Peterson, chief executive of NRG, said the acquisition will be immediately accretive to earnings. "Acquiring these generating facilities is consistent with NRG's strategy of developing and maintaining a top-three position in the Northeast," he said.

Richard A. Abdoo, chief executive of Wisconsin Energy, said "We are focusing on our core competencies of international manufacturing, electric generation and electric and natural gas distribution in the Midwest. And while we are impressed with the quality of these facilities because of their fuel flexibility and skilled workforce, we have decided to monetize the value of these assets to benefit our shareholders."

The transaction, subject to approvals from the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission, is expected to close during the first half of next year.

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