DALLAS, May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Vistra Energy (NYSE: VST), the parent company for TXU Energy and Luminant, today announced the purchase of the Upton County Solar 2 development project in West Texas. The purchase delivers on the company’s strategic plan to further strengthen and expand its integrated businesses through enhanced retail solar offerings and diversity […]
Read MoreDALLAS – Luminant has acquired two combined-cycle natural gas plants in Texas, having received regulatory approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas and closing on the acquisition today. These generating assets represent nearly 3,000 megawatts of capacity in the competitive ERCOT market: the Forney Power Plant in Forney with a capacity of 1,912 megawatts […]
Read MoreDALLAS – Luminant today named Ken Peters as chief nuclear officer for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, effective April 1. In announcing Peters’ appointment, Luminant Chief Executive Officer Mac McFarland said, “Ken is a tremendous leader. His dedication to safety, along with his broad experience and knowledge in the nuclear generation industry, has been vital to […]
Read MoreCombined-cycle gas turbine assets add to the company’s increasingly diverse energy portfolioDALLAS – Furthering its commitment to powering Texas and serving its customers, Luminant announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire generating assets representing 2,988 MW of capacity in the competitive ERCOT market. Luminant has agreed to purchase NextEra’s La Frontera […]
Read MoreAnnounces power purchase agreement with West Texas SunEdison solar facilityDALLAS – Continuing its commitment to serve customers and Texas with a balanced energy portfolio, Luminant has agreed to buy 116 megawatts generated by a SunEdison large-scale solar plant in Upton County, Texas. The power purchase agreement, which is being added to Luminant’s already diverse mix of energy […]
Read MorePlant continues long-standing record of safety and reliabilityDALLAS – Twenty-five years ago, the first of two units at Luminant’s Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant began supplying power to the state’s electric grid. That day – Aug. 13, 1990 – was the culmination of a long journey through construction and commissioning, and the beginning of a […]
Read MoreDALLAS – Luminant’s fleet of nuclear, coal and natural gas plants helped power Texas as ERCOT demand reached an all-time high setting a new record. All of Luminant’s plants were online and available for generation as Texans dealt with the high summer temperatures. Luminant was generating over 13,500 megawatts during the peak hour. * * […]
Read MoreDALLAS – As we did when the proposed rule was released, Luminant will extensively review the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Section 111 (d) rule before commenting in detail. We’ll be looking closely to determine if the EPA truly listened and fundamentally restructured this final rule from the proposed rule, which was unlawful, unworkable and unfair to Texas. […]
Read MoreDALLAS – Luminant filed its comments regarding the proposed rule on regional haze for Texas with the Environmental Protection Agency today.
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