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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
Rapids Power Cancels 225 MW Project
LCG, August 6, 2002-Rapids Power LLC will no longer follow through with plans to construct a combined heat-and-power facility.The project, a joint endeavor with Minnesota Power and Blandin Paper Company, would have brought generating capacity to the Grand Rapids, Minnesota area, in addition to supplying a Blandin paper mill with steam.Apparently hard times in the paper and energy industries have yielded the cancellation as the most economically feasible choice.Several power projects nationwide have also been terminated or postponed recently because of unsavory market factors.Minnesota Power supplies 144,000 customers. Blandin Paper is a subsidiary of UPM-Kymmene Corporation.
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