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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
Arizona Regulators Complain About El Paso Gas Pipeline Allotment
LCG, September 17, 2002-State officials in Arizona have filed complaints with FERC regarding El Paso Corp.'s gas shipping practices, which regulators allege to be unfair.The Arizona Corporation Commission, responsible for regulating electric utilities and gas pipelines, filed complaints with FERC today, asserting that El Paso has not made its gas shipping practice equitable. On May 30, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordered El Paso Corp. to change its gas shipping practices in the southwest in order to allow for more uniform shipments. Some gas customers had complained that the company's shipping policies did not allow for sufficient regional access to gas supplies. Previous practices allowed certain customers, those with "full requirement" contracts, to have as much pipeline capacity as they wished, while other customers had to split up the remaining, limited capacity.Californians asserted that high gas prices, due to limited supply, shared much of the blame in California's energy crisis of 2000/2001. These claims provided much of the impetus behind FERC's May order.El Paso intends to change its policy starting November 1 and begin limiting supplies to those customers who previously enjoyed "full requirement" status. Those customers, which include Arizonans, will still have part of their necessary gas capacity reserved for them but will be subject to market forces for the remainder of their required capacity.According to Reuters, the Arizona Corporation Commission asserts that its customers need full requirement status and that El Paso's new allotment is "unworkable, unfair, and discriminatory."The filing awaits action under FERC docket RP00-336-002.
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