White House Coal Support, CenterPoint Capex Plan, Vistra: Your Daily Energy News

News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

COAL
White House to Expand Coal Leasing, Support Coal-Fired Plant Upgrades - The Trump administration will expand coal mine leasing on federal lands and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to support more coal-fired power generation, officials said on Monday. The plan is part of a broader effort by the administration to reverse the decline of coal use in the U.S. At a press conference in Washington, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said his department would open 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal leasing in North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. The Department of Energy, meanwhile, said it would provide $625 million in funds to recommission or modernize coal-fired power plants. Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said his agency would give coal plants more time to comply with regulations on coal ash. (Reuters)

POWER
CenterPoint Announces $65 Billion Capex Plan Through 2035 - U.S. electric and gas utility CenterPoint Energy (Houston, Texas) on Monday announced it was planning $65 billion in capital expenditures (capex) from 2026 through 2035. As artificial intelligence data centers and the electrification of industries such as transportation drive up U.S. electricity consumption, utilities are increasing plans to spend on power infrastructure to meet rising demand. CenterPoint also raised its annual adjusted earnings per share forecast 9% higher at the midpoint than last year. The utility delivers electricity and natural gas to more than 7 million customers across Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas. (Reuters)

Vistra Signs Deal to Supply Nuclear Power from Texas Plant - Vistra Corporation (Irving, Texas) has secured a long-term deal to supply power from its Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Somervell County, Texas, to an unnamed buyer, the company said on Monday. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Plant Database can click here for the plant profile. The utility said in a regulatory filing that it has signed a 20-year deal to supply 1,200 megawatts of power from the nuclear power plant to an undisclosed investment-grade buyer. Vistra expects power delivery to start in the fourth quarter of 2027 and reach full capacity by 2032. (Reuters)

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