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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
Senate Retreats on Renewables Requirement
LCG, Apr. 25, 2002--The Senate yesterday voted for an amendment to a bill requiring utilities to buy renewable energy credits, cutting in half the price cap on payments utilities could make in place of mandated renewable energy purchases.The bill, co-authored by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., allows utilities to buy renewable credits towards requirements for a minimum level of renewable purchases and generation provided to customers. By 2019, 10 percent of utilities' sales would be required to be renewable. The amendment, sponsored by Don Nickles, R-Okla., sets the cap at 1.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, rather than 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.The cap was intended to limit the possibility of utilities having to pay high prices for renewable credits in lieu of high renewable costs. Nickles, who had the support of a range of business groups, called the amendment a correction to an "assault on ratepayers." Bingaman said the effect of the amendment would "make it much less likely that renewables other than wind...would be used to any significant degree. States relying on biomass, geothermal and solar would be in trouble." Renewable generation accounts for approximately 2% of the power market in the U.S., excluding hydropower.Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., a supporter of the renewables requirement, thought that many utilities would decide to opt for buying the credits rather than renewable energy. A Senate vote on a comprehensive energy bill is expected today.
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