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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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FPL Adds 600 Megawatts of Wind Power Nationally

LCG, Oct. 21, 2002--An announcement was issued by FPL Energy today detailing four wind projects it is developing in the Western, Midwestern, and Eastern United States.

The New Mexico Wind Energy Center is expected to begin operation in 2003, with a maximum capacity of 204 megawatts. The Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) will purchase output produced by the center, located in the eastern part of the state.

Northern California will be home to the High Winds Energy Center, with outut being sold to PacifiCorp Power Marketing, Inc. Operation of the 150-megawatt facility is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2003.

Interstate Power and Light Company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, will purchase power from the Hancock County Wind Energy Center. The northern Iowa facility is expected to begin operating by the end of 2002, and will have a maximum capacity of 98 megawatts.

A second project expected to start operating by the end of the current year is the Mountaineer Wind Energy Center, with a rating of 66 megawatts. The Mountaineer facility is sited in northern West Virginia.

In addition to development at these wind farms, FPL Energy is planning an expansion at the Stateline Clean Energy Center, where maximum capacity will be increased by 37 megawatts, to 300 megawatts overall. It is also purchasing wind farms representing 123 megawatts of potential capacity from National Wind Power, in Texas and Pennsylvania.
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