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FERC Proposes NEPA Revisions to Streamline Air Quality Analyses and Accelerate Natural Gas Projects

LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.

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AEP Announces 702-MW Bloom Fuel Cell Project to Serve Google in Wyoming

LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.

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Duke/Fluor Daniel to Operate Duke’s California Plants

LCG, July 11, 2000--Duke Energy Corp. is keeping it all in the family as far as running the California power plants it bought from two of the states utilities goes. Duke Energy North America has given Duke/Fluor Daniel a five year contract to provide operating plant services for the facilities, which have a combined capacity of 3,351 megawatts.

And Duke/Fluor Daniel has created another affiliate, DFD California Operations, to take over the day-to-day management of the plants. Duke/Fluor Daniel is a joint venture between Duke Energy Corp. and Fluor Daniel, the engineering, procurement and construction unit of Fluor Corp.

The four plants are Morro Bay, Moss Landing and Oakland, which Duke purchased from Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and the South Bay plant formerly owned by San Diego Gas & Electric Co.

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