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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.

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Entergy Estimates Customer Savings of $5B from "Fair Share Plus" Data Center Agreements

LCG, March 6, 2026--Entergy yesterday announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from data center customer agreements in those states. Entergy, which completed its first data center customer agreement in 2024, projects the customer savings over the next 20 years and after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.

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Dynegy Sheds Illinois Power Utility

LCG, Nov. 3, 2003--Dynegy Inc., which is hoping to regain financial strength when the energy market recovers, sold the regulated utility Illinois Power to Exelon Corp. for $2.23 billion, it announced today.

Talks concerning the deal have been in progress since September. The transaction, which relieves Dynegy of $1.8 billion of debt, will result in the company receiving a $150 million promissory note and approximately $275 million cash.

By acquiring Illinois Power, Exelon will serve an additional 650,000 natural gas and electricity customers in Illinois. It currently produces power for 3.4 million customers in northern Illinois and 1.9 million electricity and natural gas customers in the area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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