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Amazon Announces Plans to Invest $12 Billion in Data Center Campuses in Louisiana

LCG, February 23, 2026--Amazon today announced plans to invest $12 billion to develop and construct state-of-the-art data center campuses in northwest Louisiana that will support cloud computing technologies. Amazon is partnering with STACK Infrastructure, the developer and owner of the campuses, to lead the construction and development of the data center facilities. Amazon has already invested in solar energy projects in Louisiana, bringing up to 200 MW of new carbon-free energy onto the grid.

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EIA Estimates Record U.S. Electric Generating Capacity Additions in 2026, with Solar in the Lead

LCG, February 20, 2026--The EIA today issued an "in-brief analysis" that estimates U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to complete a record installation of 86 GW of new, utility-scale electric generating capacity that is connected to the U.S. power grid in 2026. Last year, 53 GW of new capacity was added to the grid, which was the largest capacity installation in a single year since 2002. Thus the estimate of 86 GW of new capacity in 2026 is a whopping 33 GW greater than the year prior. It should be noted that over 20 GW of the 86 GW of new capacity this year is estimated to be completed in December.

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New York's Cross Bay Pipeline Files FERC Application

LCG, July 24, 2000--Cross Bay Pipeline Co., a joint venture between KeySpan Corp., Duke Energy Corp. and The Williams Cos., said Friday it had asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to increase deliveries of natural gas across Lower New York Bay and into New York City.

The $59.5 million project will include transfer of ownership of about 37 miles of Williams' existing Transco Lower New York Bay Extension to Cross Bay, an expansion of those existing facilities through construction of a 16,000 horsepower compressor station in Middlesex County, N.J., pipe replacement and system modifications.

Williams and Duke each have a 37.5 percent ownership interest in Cross Bay, while KeySpan owns 25 percent. Construction is scheduled to begin in July of next year with completion expected by Dec. 1, 2002.

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