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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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Council Bluffs, Iowa, to get 900 Meg Coal-burner

LCG, Jan. 8, 2002--Mid-American Energy said yesterday that it has selected Council Bluffs, Iowa as the preferred site for construction of a 900 megawatt, coal-fueled electric generating plant.

The company said it would begin building the $1.4 billion plant at the site of its Council Bluffs Energy Center (CBEC) environmental review, public hearings and regulatory approvals are out of the way.

The company said it expected the new facility to begin commercial operations in the spring of 2007.

Mid-American said it would operate the plant, which will be co-owned with an undisclosed partner. Output of the plant will be use to serve its Iowa customers with surplus power sold to other Midwestern utilities.

" The company studied several new and existing sites throughout the state of Iowa as potential locations for the project," said Jack Alexander, senior vice president of supply and marketing. "The Council Bluffs site came out on top due to its reliable water supply and an efficient rail transportationsystem to deliver the low-sulfur Western coal that will serve as the fuel."

CBEC began operation in 1954 as a small 43 megawatt single unit powerhouse and has been expanded over the years to 800 megawatts. The addition of 900 megawatts will make it the largest in Iowa, including the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant.

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