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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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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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Industry News
NRG Buys, Will Expand, Delaware Cogen Plant
LCG, Aug. 28, 2000--NRG Energy Inc. said on Friday that its NRG Thermal Corp. subsidiary has purchased a cogeneration facility located in Dover, Del., from Statoil Energy Inc. and has changed the facilitys name to NRG Energy Center Dover.NRG also said it would expand the 18 megawatt power output of the coal-fired plant by adding 88 megawatts of peaking power in the form of natural gas-fueled gas turbines operating in simple cycle. That power will be sold during periods of high demand into the regional wholesale market.Heretofore, the Energy Center has produced 190,000 pounds of steam per hour as well as electricity for a Dover manufacturer."We are pleased to help our current steam customer remain a strong manufacturing plant in a highly competitive market," said Michael R. Carroll, president of NRG Thermal.
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