The Americas 

• Greenfirld Goes For Broke July 30, 2010 

  Credit Suisse is including a bag of sweeteners in a $335 million B loan backing Greenfield South Power's 293 MW natural gas-fired project in Ontario.

• U.S. PowerGen To Auction Astoria July 30, 2010 

  U.S. Power Generating Co. is auctioning its 2.3 GW Astoria Generating Co. unit.

• Sales Gather Momentum July 30, 2010 

  Generation asset sales are picking up.

• Invenergy Scouts Debt For Canadian Wind July 30, 2010 

  Invenergy is talking to lenders for financing its CAD330 million, $318 million, 138 MW Le Plateau wind farm in southeastern Quebec.

• EFH Seeks Cheaper, Longer Debt With Exchange July 30, 2010 

  Energy Future Holdings subsidiaries are asking investors to exchange senior toggle notes and senior notes due in 2017 for $2.18 billion in 10-year senior secured notes and $500 million in cash.

• NRG Pays Nearly Double For Extension July 30, 2010 

  NRG Energy is paying 325 basis points over LIBOR to extend $1 billion of a term loan that it priced and borrowed at 175 bps in 2006.

• Int’l Power Takes Vancouver Wind Stake July 29, 2010 

  International Power has bought a majority stake in Sea Breeze Power’s 99 MW Knob Hill wind project near Port Hardy, British Columbia.

• Chi-Town Group Snags Maiden Asset July 28, 2010 

  A group of investors based out of Chicago has bought a 50 MW natural gas-fired facility from Energy Investors Funds and JPMorgan—its first purchase and it has more on its radar.

• Goldman Peddles Cogentrix Stake Sale July 28, 2010 

  Goldman Sachs is reportedly looking to offload its 20% stake in Cogentrix Energy’s 2,331 MW generation portfolio.

• Pristine Peaker Loan Nears Close July 27, 2010 

  Four banks syndicating a $265 million loan backing Pristine Power’s $330 million, 393 MW gas-fired York Energy Centre in King, Ontario, expect the deal to wrap next week.