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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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Iberdrola Commissions Three Wind Farms Across the U.S.

LCG, January 24, 2013--Iberdrola announced early this week that its installed capacity has increased by 265 MW following the commissioning of three wind farms located in California, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

The largest of the three wind farms is the 189-MW Manzana Wind Farm, located in the Tehachapi area near the town of Rosamond, California. The project includes 126 of GE's 1.5-MW wind turbines. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 100 MW of the plant output, and the City of Santa Clara?s Silicon Valley Power (SVP) has a 20-year PPA for 50 MW.

In New Hampshire, the 48-MW Groton Wind Farm is sited along two ridge features in the town of Groton and consists of 24 Gamesa G87, 2.0-MW wind turbines.

The third project is the 28.5-MW Hoosac Wind Power Project, located in Massachusetts. The project includes 19, 1.5-MW turbines from GE, and all of the energy is under a PPA with NSTAR Electric, a subsidiary of Northeast Utilities.
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