A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved a restructuring plan that sets the stage for Dallas-based Energy Future Holdings Corp. to settle a dispute with creditors owed $800 million in make-whole payments.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Sontchi of the District of Delaware approved the plan Feb. 17 during a hearing in Wilmington, after NextEra Energy Inc., headquartered in Florida, agreed to buy Energy Future’s Oncor power unit, valued at around $18 billion.