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February 19, 2024
Vistra Nears Closing Of Energy Harbor Acquisition After Receiving FERC Approval
Vistra said that it has now received approval from…
November 1, 2023
NRG Completes Sale Of Its Interest In South Texas Project Nuclear Plant To Constellation
Constellation Reports Size Of Texas Retail Customer Base
NRG Energy, Inc. announced today that its subsidiaries Texas Genco LP LLC and Texas Genco GP LLC have completed…
August 1, 2023
Texas Muni Utilities Seek To Stop Sale Of STP Nuclear Plant Ownership Share Among Retail Supplier Parents
As previously reported, on May 31, 2023, NRG Energy, Inc. ('NRG'), through Texas Genco GP and Texas Genco LP, (collectively the 'Seller') entered into an Equity Purchase agreement pursuant to which Constellation Energy Generation, LLC ('Constellation') agreed to purchase all of the Seller’s equity…
June 29, 2023
Microsoft Selects Retail Supplier For Hourly Carbon-Free Energy Matching Agreement
Constellation announced an agreement with Microsoft under which a data center in Boydton, Virginia will receive up to 35 percent in environmental attributes from nuclear power
June 1, 2023
NRG Announces $1.75 Billion Asset Sale, To Parent Of Retail Supplier
NRG Energy, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its 44% equity interest in South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (STP) to Constellation Energy for a purchase price of $1.75 billion, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
May 18, 2023
New York To Consider Whether To Provide Ratepayer Funds To Deploy "Zero-Emission Technologies" (Including Generation)
The New York PSC initiated a new process to explore technologies that can support reliability once conventional fossil fuel generation has been removed from the system, under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) statute
March 6, 2023
Vistra To Acquire Energy Harbor
Today, Vistra Corp. announced that it has executed a definitive agreement with Energy Harbor Corp., pursuant to which Energy Harbor will merge with and into a newly-formed subsidiary of Vistra.
February 23, 2023
Constellation Notes PJM Customers Paid $58 Billion Since Capacity Performance Started; PJM Had Only 3% Reserve During Elliott Due To Non-performance, Greater Level Of Outages Vs. 2014
Constellation noted in a news release today that, "PJM customers have paid generators approximately $58 billion in capacity performance payments intended to spur generators to invest in reliability measures to prevent outages during extreme weather events," since the introduction of the capacity…
February 21, 2023
Parent Of Retail Supplier Announces Investment For Uprates At Two Nuclear Plants
Constellation said today that it will invest $800 million in new equipment to increase the output of its Braidwood and Byron nuclear generating stations in Illinois by approximately 135 megawatts,
February 16, 2023
Constellation Announces Capital Allocation Strategy, Reports Earnings
In reporting earnings, Constellation announced its capital allocation strategy for 2023 and 2024
October 31, 2022
Parent of Retail Supplier Seeks License Extensions For Two Nuclear Plants
Constellation said today it will ask the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend the operating licenses of its Clinton and Dresden nuclear power plants in Illinois by an additional 20 years.
September 13, 2022
Retail Supplier Announces Clean Hydrogen Partnership
Energy Harbor Corp. announced today that it is joining forces with the University of Toledo, major industrial companies in the Great Lakes region, several DOE national laboratories, and others to form a new industry-led coalition, Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen (GLCH), to transition the Midwest, "into a…
August 9, 2022
Retail Supplier Launches 24/7 Emission-Free Energy Solution
Energy Harbor Corp. announced today it has launched a 24/7 emission-free energy compliance product.
August 4, 2022
Constellation Reports Q2 Earnings
Constellation Energy Corporation reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2022.
May 12, 2022
Constellation Reports First Quarter Earnings
Constellation reported Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) of…
May 9, 2022
Retail Supplier & Data Hosting Provider To Develop Nuclear Energy Data Infrastructure
A retail energy supplier announced…
March 14, 2022
Integrated Retail Supplier-Generator Exiting Fossil Business Through Generation Asset Sales Or Deactivations
An integrated retail supplier-generator is exiting the fossil business
September 21, 2021
Retail Supplier Affiliate Secures $175 Million Of Capital From PE Firm For Bitcoin Mining, Data Center Venture
Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen") and its wholly-owned subsidiary Cumulus Growth Holdings LLC ("Cumulus Growth") announced today that, "they have taken additional steps forward in capitalizing and executing Talen's strategic transformation to a renewable energy and digital infrastructure growth…
August 30, 2021
Retail Supplier Affiliate Which Recently Launched Data Center Subsidiary Applauds Pennsylvania Data Center Tax Exemption
Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen" or "the Company"), which continues to operate as a retail supplier on a scaled back basis, and its newly created subsidiary Cumulus, applauded the enactment of an exemption of data center IT infrastructure investments from state sales and use tax in Pennsylvania.
August 3, 2021
Retail Supplier Announces Bitcoin Mining Joint Venture
Talen Energy Corporation ("Talen" or "the Company"), which continues to act as a retail electric supplier on a scaled back basis, announced today that, as part of its previously reported, "strategic transformation to a renewable energy and digital infrastructure growth platform," it has entered into…
August 2, 2021
Senate Infrastructure Bill Would Empower EIA To Compel LSEs To Report "Financial Or Contractual Agreements" For Power To EIA
The U.S. Senate "infrastructure" bill (H.R.3684, S.Amdt.2137) would empower the Energy Information Administration to compel LSEs to report to the EIA financial or contractual agreements for power and generation resource type attributes
July 22, 2021
Updated (7/26): Statement on Behalf of Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones Regarding Company's Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones issued the following statement on July 23, following FirstEnergy's deferred prosecution agreement with Justice Department announced on July 22
July 22, 2021
Updated (7/26): Statement on Behalf of Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones Regarding Company's Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones issued the following statement on July 23, following FirstEnergy's deferred prosecution agreement with Justice Department announced on July 22
July 12, 2021
Retail Supplier Selected To Provide Power To Bitcoin Blockchain Mining Center
Energy Harbor Corp. announced today that it has entered into a five year partnership with Standard Power to provide carbon-free electricity from its nuclear fleet to Standard Power's new Bitcoin blockchain mining center in Coshocton, Ohio beginning in December 2021.