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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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AES Boosts Ownership in Argentine Hydroelectric Plant

LCG, Jan. 4, 2001AES Corp. said yesterday that it had acquired an additional 39 percent ownership interest in a 1,000 megawatt hydroelectric facility in the Argentine province of Neuquen, bringing its total interest to 98 percent.

Last August, the U.S. firm bought a 59 percent interest in Hydroelectrica Alicura from Southern Energy Inc., also of the U.S. Yesterday, AES said it had last week purchased additional interests of 19.5 percent each from the Argentine federal government and from the provincial government of Neuquen.

AES said it paid a total of $9 million in the two transactions.

Hydroelectrica Alicura consists of four 250 megawatt turbines. It is located in Argentina's Andes on the Limay River near Bariloche, on the border of Rio Negro province.

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