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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
Calpine to Buy Remaining Half of Virginia Cogen
LCG, Aug. 2, 2001Calpine Corp. it had agreed to pay Edison Mission Energy $35 million for the 50 percent equity interest it doesn't already own in a 240-megawatt combined-cycle cogeneration facility located in Gordonsville, Va.Calpine, which acquired an initial fifty percent equity interest in the facility in 1997, said the transaction is expected to close later this summer, at which time Calpine will assume operations of the plant."The Gordonsville facility has a strong track record and will complement our rapidly-growingportfolio in the expansive Southeast power market," said Bob Alff, Calpine senior vice president and head of its Eastern Region.The Gordonsville plant provides electric power and steam to Virginia Electric & Power Co. and the Rapidan Service Authority under long-term contracts that expire in 2024, the company said."We are very pleased with the plant's performance to date, and we believe that we can further enhance its value through our direct ownership and operation of the facility," Alff said.
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