Luminant, the Glossary
Luminant is a Texas-based electric utility.[1]
Table of Contents
29 relations: Bankruptcy in the United States, Big Brown Power Plant, BNSF Railway, Coal, Coal mining, Coal-fired power station, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Construction, Dallas, Electric power distribution, Electric utility, Electricity generation, Energy Future Holdings, Energy Information Administration, Martin Lake Power Plant, Mining, Monticello Steam Electric Station, Natural gas, Nuclear power, Oak Grove Power Plant, Powder River Basin, Short ton, Subsidiary, Texas, Title 11 of the United States Code, United States Department of Energy, Vistra Corp, Watt, Wind power.
- Vistra Corp
Bankruptcy in the United States
In the United States, bankruptcy is largely governed by federal law, commonly referred to as the "Bankruptcy Code" ("Code").
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Big Brown Power Plant
Big Brown Power Plant was a 1.15-gigawatt (1,150 MW) coal power plant located northeast of Fairfield near Fairfield Lake State Park in Freestone County, Texas. Luminant and Big Brown Power Plant are Vistra Corp.
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BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is the largest freight railroad in the United States.
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.
Coal mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine.
Coal-fired power station
A coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns coal to generate electricity.
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Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant is located in Somervell County, Texas. Luminant and Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant are Vistra Corp.
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Construction
Construction is a general term meaning the art and science of forming objects, systems, or organizations.
Dallas
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people.
Electric power distribution
Electric power distribution is the final stage in the delivery of electricity.
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Electric utility
An electric utility, or a power company, is a company in the electric power industry (often a public utility) that engages in electricity generation and distribution of electricity for sale generally in a regulated market.
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Electricity generation
Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy.
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Energy Future Holdings
Energy Future Holdings Corporation is an electric utility company headquartered in Energy Plaza in Downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. Luminant and Energy Future Holdings are nuclear power companies of the United States and Vistra Corp.
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Energy Information Administration
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
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Martin Lake Power Plant
Martin Lake Power Plant is a 2,250-megawatt coal power plant located southwest of Tatum, Texas, in Rusk County, Texas. Luminant and Martin Lake Power Plant are Vistra Corp.
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Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth.
Monticello Steam Electric Station
The Monticello Steam Electric Station was a 1.8-gigawatt (1,880 MW) coal-fired power plant located southwest of Mount Pleasant, Texas, in Titus County, Texas. Luminant and Monticello Steam Electric Station are Vistra Corp.
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Natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas, methane gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane (95%) in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes.
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity.
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Oak Grove Power Plant
Oak Grove Power Plant is a 1.79-gigawatt (1,796 MW), coal power plant located north of Franklin, Texas in Robertson County, Texas. Luminant and Oak Grove Power Plant are Vistra Corp.
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Powder River Basin
The Powder River Basin is a geologic structural basin in southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming, about east to west and north to south, known for its extensive coal reserves.
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Short ton
The short ton (abbreviation tn) is a measurement unit equal to.
Subsidiary
A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the company.
Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.
Title 11 of the United States Code
Title 11 of the United States Code, also known as the United States Bankruptcy Code, is the source of bankruptcy law in the United States Code.
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United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy-related research, and energy conservation.
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Vistra Corp
Vistra is a Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company based in Irving, Texas.
Watt
The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.
Wind power
Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work.
See also
Vistra Corp
- Ambit Energy
- Big Brown Power Plant
- Coffeen Power Station
- Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
- Dynegy
- E.D. Edwards Power Plant
- Energy Future Holdings
- Forney Energy Center
- Hanging Rock Energy Facility
- Luminant
- Martin Lake Line
- Martin Lake Power Plant
- Miami Fort Power Station
- Monticello Steam Electric Station
- Moss Landing Power Plant
- Oak Grove Power Plant
- Sandow Power Plant
- TXU Energy
- Vistra Corp
- William H. Zimmer Power Station