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ERCOT Announces Organizational Changes to Promote Grid Reliability, Rapid Demand Growth, and Innovation

LCG, December 12, 2025--Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) announced strategic organizational changes designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen grid reliability, and support the unprecedented growth in the demand for electricity across Texas. To meet these objectives, ERCOT created two new organizations: Interconnection and Grid Analysis, and Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two organizations will formally launch in January 2026.

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NextEra Energy Resources and Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announce MOU to Develop 1,450-MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in North Dakota

LCG, December 8, 2025--Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NextEra) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the joint development of the River Run Energy Center, a new combined-cycle natural gas-fueled generation facility in Basin Electric's North Dakota service territory. The proposed facility will have a planned capacity of approximately 1,450 MW.

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Basin Electric to Buy Power from NextEra Wind Farm Project in South Dakota

LCG, September 11, 2009--Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) and NextEra Energy Resources executed an agreement to develop a 99-MW wind farm in Day County, South Dakota. Basin Electric will purchase the power from the wind farm, and NextEra Energy will build, own and operate the project.

The Day County Wind Farm will include 66, 1.5-MW wind turbines, and the project is scheduled to commence commercial operation by the middle of next year.

Basin Electric has a number of other wind projects. In North Dakota, it is constructing a 115.5-MW project scheduled to be completed early next year. In South Dakota, Basin Electric plans to construct a 151.5-MW project for completion late next year or early 2011.
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