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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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Dynegy Reaches Settlement Related to CA Energy Crisis

LCG, Apr. 27, 2004--Dynegy Inc. has agreed to a settlement with California and federal authorities, such that its West Coast Power LLC trading unit, which it owns with NRG Energy, will forego payment of $259 million for previous power sales, while it will pay an additional $22.5 million for distribution to power buyers.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and California Public Utilities Commission reached the settlement, which was related to charges that it withheld power from the market on occasions during the period from January 2000 to June 2001.

Under the settlement, the cancellation of outstanding bills for power purchases will be divided among the major California utilities and the California Department of Water Resources. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will be recognized in the amount of $82.3 million, Southern California Edison with $34.4 million, and San Diego Gas & Electric in the amount of $16.5 million.
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