Entergy, Kinder Morgan, Xcel Energy: Your Daily Energy News

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

POWER
Entergy's Lake Charles Power Station Substantially Completed -- Engineering, procurement and construction firm McDermott International (NYSE:MDR) announced that it has substantially completed Entergy's (NYSE:ETR) Lake Charles Power Station in Louisiana, a 994-megawatt combined-cycle facility. (Project 300298712) (PR Newswire)

Xcel Energy to Sell Mankato Energy Center - Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) announced it will sell the Mankato Energy Center, a natural gas-fired power plant in Minnesota, to Denver-based Southwest Generation for $680 million, and plans to use the net gain on the sale to fund its corporate giving efforts, including support related to COVID-19 recovery. The 760-megawatt plant will continue to provide electricity to the company's Upper Midwest customers. Xcel bought the plant in January. (Plant 1060412) (Business Wire)

PIPELINES
Accident Causes Kinder Morgan to Suspend Construction of Texas Pipeline - Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) has suspended construction on one segment of its Permian Highway natural gas pipeline after a drilling accident allegedly sent a mixture of clay and water into nearby wells. "At this time, drilling operations have been suspended while the team evaluates the cause of the loss and determines the best path forward," company officials said. (Project 300468517) (Houston Chronicle)

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