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LCG, February 4, 2026--Natura Resources LLC (Natura), a developer of advanced molten-salt nuclear reactors, announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with NGL Water Solutions Permian LLC, a subsidiary of NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL), to pursue opportunities to combine Natura's advanced nuclear reactor technology with thermal desalination for power production and oil and gas produced water treatment. NGL transports, treats, recycles and disposes of more than 3 million barrels per day of produced and flowback water generated from crude oil and natural gas production in the Permian Basin.
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LCG, February 2, 2026--Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced today that construction on the four-unit Darlington Refurbishment project is now complete. Station staff are completing final testing, and the last unit is expected to return to service in the coming weeks. OPG stated that the overall project is currently four months ahead of schedule and $150 million under budget.
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Industry News
Entergy Arkansas to Acquire Combined-Cycle Plant
LCG, July 13, 2011--Entergy Arkansas, Inc., a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation, announced yesterday its plans to purchase the 620-MW Hot Spring Energy Facility from KGen Power Corporation for $253 million. The purchase agreement is pending regulatory approvals.
The Hot Spring Energy Facility, located about 50 miles southwest of Little Rock, is a combined-cycle gas plant that commenced commercial operations in June 2002. The facility includes two combustion turbines, two supplemental-fired heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs), a chiller system to cool the turbine inlet air in the summer, and one condensing steam turbine generator. In addition, 393-acre site was designed with certain common facilities in place to support a second, 620-MW station.
Entergy stated the acquisition comes at a low cost and without project risks. Furthermore, the gas-fired facility conforms with Entergy's long-term strategic plan to meet the future needs of its customers. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Entergy Arkansas, Inc. stated, "We view this as a sound investment to meet future power demand in Arkansas. Hot Spring is a well-maintained, proven facility in our service area, and it will provide us with reliable, low-cost energy to serve the growing needs of our customers."
The Director of Resource Planning for Entergy Arkansas stated, "Acquiring additional capacity also helps fill the company's generation shortfall at the most economic market price benefiting our customers. All of these combined steps lead to downward pressure on costs to the consumer."
In the Southeast, Entergy is not alone in acquiring modern gas-fired, combined-cycle plants. Last week, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced plans to purchase the 968-MW Magnolia Combined Cycle Gas Plant in northern Mississippi from Kelson Limited Partnership. In April, Oglethorpe Power Corporation completed the purchase of two natural gas-fired, combined cycle generating units in Georgia from KGen Power Corporation for a purchase price of approximately $529 million, including working capital and other closing adjustments. The two Murray units represent an aggregate summer planning reserve generating capacity of about 1,220 MW.
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