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Minnesota PUC Approves Operations Extension for Xcel Energy's Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

LCG, August 15, 2025--Xcel Energy announced that the company received state approval yesterday from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to extend operations of the Prairie Island nuclear plant through the early 2050s. Prairie Island has two units that have a combined generating capacity of 1,100 MW. The units’ current operating licenses expire in 2033 and 2034.

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PGE Announces Addition of 475 MW of Battery Energy Storage Systems to Improve Grid Reliability and Costs

LCG, August 7, 2025--Portland General Electric (PGE) today announced the completion of three, four-hour lithium-ion utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Oregon, adding 475 MW and more than 1.9 GWh of dispatchable capacity to serve the Portland metro area. Each of these BESS facilities can deliver power during peak demand or when other electric generating facilities are limited, which improves system flexibility, reliability and costs.

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Entergy Announces Close of Agreement to Sell Gas-fired Power Plant in Rhode Island

LCG, December 18, 2015-Entergy Corp. yesterday announced that its wholesale generation division, Entergy Wholesale Commodities, has closed on its sale of the 583-MW Rhode Island State Energy Center to Carlyle Power Partners. The agreement was announced in October 2015.

The base sales price for the Rhode Island State Energy Center (RISEC), excluding adjustments, is approximately $490 million. Entergy purchased the plant from NextEra Energy Resources, LLC for $346 million in December 2011.

RISEC is a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generating facility located about five miles from Providence, Rhode Island. The facility entered commercial service in 2002.

Entergy's Chairman and CEO stated, "RISEC has been a good investment for us, and its sale is consistent with our strategy for Entergy Wholesale Commodities - to be disciplined about reducing risk and freeing up financial resources for other opportunities."
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