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Sempra closes Oncor majority deal; Great Plains, Westar reach merger settlement

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Sempra closes Oncor majority acquisition

A day after receiving approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas, Sempra Energy on March 9 completed its acquisition of Energy Future Holdings Corp. and its 80% ownership interest in Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC.

Great Plains, Westar reach merger settlement with Kansas staff

Great Plains Energy Inc. and Westar Energy Inc. on March 7 reached settlement on certain issues of their proposed stock-for-stock merger of equals with several stakeholders, including the Kansas Corporation Commission staff.

Energy Capital Partners-led group completes Calpine buyout

A consortium of investors led by an affiliate of Energy Capital Partners LLC, including Access Industries, Inc. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has completed its $5.6 billion acquisition of Calpine Corp.

German utility giants RWE, E.ON strike complex asset exchange deal worth €43B

German energy companies E.ON SE and RWE AG agreed to a multibillion-euro asset swap on March 11 that will effectively overhaul the country's utility sector.

SCE&G to add solar, natural gas to offset loss of planned VC Summer capacity

South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. will add two combined-cycle natural gas plants and more than 200 MW of new solar capacity over the next 15 years as it plans for a future without two new V.C. Summer nuclear units.

A look at the numbers behind JEA's potential sale

JEA, the Jacksonville, Fla., municipally owned power company, may potentially be going up for sale, based on recent conversations between city officials and utility management.

Green Globe: Vattenfall to bid for France's offshore wind tender

Sweden-based state-owned Vattenfall AB said it is vying to win France's upcoming offshore wind tender, as the country launches a program to harness its seaborne wind resource.

JA Solar shareholders approve CEO-led buyout

Chinese solar panel manufacturer JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is set to drop its American stock listing after shareholders approved a takeover proposal from an investor group led by the company's executive chairman and CEO, Baofang Jin. Under the all-cash transaction, the buyers will pay $7.55 per American depositary share.

NRG seeks FERC approval to sell power marketer to Mitsubishi

A subsidiary of NRG Energy Inc. is seeking approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to sell power marketer Boston Energy Trading & Marketing LLC to a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp.

Spark Energy explores strategic alternatives, posts higher Q4 results

Spark Energy Inc., in its earnings call, announced transactions that are expected to be immediately accretive to its adjusted EBITDA. The first such transaction involves the March 1 acquisition of an unnamed retail electric provider with 29,000 residential customer equivalents in the Northeast and Midwest. The second $12.5 million transaction is expected to close in April.

Access Industries becomes active investor in Energy Capital Partners unit

Access Industries, Inc. has converted its 13.8% passive stake in Volt Parent LP into an active interest by exercising its option to expand its governance rights in the Energy Capital Partners LLC subsidiary.

FirstEnergy closes sale of 50% stake in Va. gas-fired plant

A FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary closed the sale of its 50% interest in the 80-MW Buchanan power plant in Virginia to LS Power Development LLC affiliate Aspen Generating LLC.

Algonquin Power closes $608M purchase of stake in Atlantica Yield

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. on March 9 said it completed the purchase of a 25% equity interest in Atlantica Yield plc from Abengoa SA for $608 million.

Recurrent completes sale of 3 solar farms to Korean utility, private equity fund

The Canadian Solar Inc. subsidiary Recurrent Energy LLC completed the sale of indirect equity interests in three solar projects totaling 235 MW to a Korean utility and private equity firm.

NextEra plans repowering, internal ownership transfer of Okla. wind facility

NextEra Energy Resources LLC is proposing to transfer the ownership of a 100.8-MW wind facility in Roger Mills and Beckham counties, Okla., from one of its units to another.

Utah municipal utility closes purchase of 57.6-MW Idaho wind farm

UT Associated Mun Power Systems completed the acquisition of the 57.6-MW Horse Butte wind facility in Bonneville County, Idaho, from Forsyth Street Asset Management LLC affiliate Forsyth Street Renewables I LLC.