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Greenflash Infrastructure Closes Transaction for ERCOT's Largest Battery Storage Project Under Construction

LCG, October 7, 2025--Greenflash Infrastructure, L.P. ("Greenflash") today announced that it has successfully closed a hybrid tax capital and debt financing for Project Soho - a 400MW / 800MWh standalone battery storage project in Texas.

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FERC Approves Vistra's Plan to Acquire Nearly 2,600 MW of Gas-fired Power Plants

LCG, October 6, 2025--Vistra today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Vistra's acquisition of certain subsidiaries owning seven natural gas generation facilities from Lotus Infrastructure Partners. The acquisition was announced last May, and Vistra expects the transaction to close this quarter or during the first quarter of 2026. Vistra's acquisition remains subject to approval by the New York Public Service Commission and other customary closing conditions.

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GAO Study Reveals CA Market Abuse

LCG, July 17, 2002-The U.S. General Accounting Offices released a study on Tuesday which found that California's flawed market design allowed electricity suppliers to charge unreasonably high prices during the crisis of 2000/2001.

The GAO study showed that frozen retail electricity rates kept demand high, and the California Public Utilities Commission's dissuasion of long-term contracts left utilities vulnerable to spot market prices. This situation allowed those selling power to hold out on sales until utilities were frantic to buy and had to pay higher prices than would result in a proper competitive market.

The study did show that prices at that time should have been above average due to low rainfall and limited reserves, but the actual prices during the electricity crisis were higher than would have come to pass in a properly executed market.

The GAO also said that price caps did not prevent high prices because they did not apply to other Western states and that companies buying power had no ability to mitigate steep prices because of faulty market design.

Another GAO report released earlier this month concluded that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did not have sufficient authority in controlling and policing electricity markets.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is still investigating possible Western electricity market manipulation, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are also investigating specific companies' market practices.

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