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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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Newsmakers

Anne F. Appleby has joined Oglethorpe Power Corp. as vice president for finance. Most recently, she was senior vice president for credit products with Bank of America, leading a team of debt specialists in Georgia and Tennessee.

Stephen L. Baum, vice chairman, president and chief executive of Sempra Energy Inc., has been appointed chairman, succeeding Richard D. Farman, who has retired from the company.

Kevin Fox has been named senior vice president and general manager of the commodity services group of Aquila Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of UtiliCorp United Inc. He most recently was vice president and portfolio manager, responsible for all aspects of electricity trading.

David Kyle, president of Oneok Inc., has been elected chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding Larry Brummett, who died last week of cancer. Kyle began his career with Oklahoma Natural Gas Co. in 1974.

Greg A. Lohnes has joined Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co. as president and chief executive. He moves to Great Lakes from TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., where he most recently was vice president for global strategy and business development in the company's international business unit.

Rebecca P. Mark has resigned as a director of Enron Corp.. She has also resigned as chairman and chief executive of Azurix Corp., a water resources company spun off from Enron.

Deaths

Larry W. Brummett, chairman and chief executive of Oneok Inc., and a long-time community leader in Tulsa, has died following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 49. Brummett became chairman, chief executive and president of Oneok in 1994. He joined Oklahoma Natural Gas in 1974.

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