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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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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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Industry News
TransAlta Buys 55 Megawatt Peaker in New York
LCG, Jan. 25, 2001TransAlta Corp., a Calgary-based Canadian energy company, said this morning it has acquired a 55 megawatt natural gas-fueled power plant in Binghamton, N.Y., near the Pennsylvania border and south of the finger lakes.TransAlta said it will own and operate 100 per cent of the facility, the company's first power plantacquisition in the New York state market. The company said it made the purchase through the Merchant Energy Group of the Americas, which will be responsible for commercial management.Merchant Energy Group of the Americas was established in 1997 by Gener SA, a Chilean-based electric generator, and focuses on commercial management of power generation assets in the United States. TransAlta bought 50 percent of the group last June.As to the Binghamton purchase, Steve Snyder, TransAlta's chief executive noted "This is TransAlta's first power plant purchase in the dynamic eastern US power market. It's another step in our goal to grow our generation by 1,000 megawatts per year."Gary Hart, TransAlta's general manager for the Ontario area, said the company is "committed to using local services and maintaining jobs at the plant. The Binghamton peaking plant is an efficient, well-maintained facility with access to key energy markets."
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