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LCG, January 7, 2026--Constellation today announced that it completed its acquisition of Calpine Corporation from Energy Capital Partners (ECP). Constellation is now the largest producer of electricity in the U.S., with electric generation facilities across the nation.
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LCG, December 30, 2025--Duke Energy announced today its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The site is near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, North Carolina. The submittal follows two years of work at the site, and the announcement states that the submittal is part of Duke Energy's strategic, on-going commitment to evaluate new nuclear generation options to reliably meet the growing electricity needs of its customers while reducing costs and risks.
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Industry News
Trans-Alta Sells Transmission Business for $560 Million
LCG, July 6, 2001Trans-Alta Corp. has agreed to sell its power transmission business for $850 million ($560 million U.S.) to a consortium of companies led by SNC-Lavalin Inc. and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, Canada's National Post reported yesterday.The sale was the final step in Trans-Alta's shift to electric generation and marketing. "It was challenging," said chief executive Steve Snyder. "This is it, in terms of the core restructuring."The company, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, said it had sold about $2 billion ($1.3 billion U.S.) in assets during the past two years and would spend up to $1.5 billion ($1 billion U.S.) per year over five years expanding its generation capacity.The purchasing group, known as Alta-Link also includes Trans-Elect Inc., a new U.S.-based independent power transmission company that is keen to add additional transmission capacity to the North American power grid, and Macquarie North America Ltd., an Australian-owned investment bank.Trans-Elect will operate the lines and own 10 percent of the business. The teachers pension fund will assume all the involved debt and own 25 percent, SNC will own 50 percent of the business and Macquarie North America, about 15 percent.
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