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Avangrid and Puget Sound Energy Sign PPA, Including Upgrade and Life Extension, for Washington Wind Project

LCG, May 19, 2026--Avangrid, Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the signing of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) for the 199.5-MW Big Horn I wind project in Klickitat County, Washington. This agreement represents the fourth PPA executed by the two companies for projects in the Pacific Northwest.

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DOE Acts to Ensure Key Coal-fired Power Plants Are Available in MISO to Supply Peak Summer Demands

LCG, May 18, 2026--The U.S. Secretary of Energy today issued an emergency order to address critical grid reliability issues in the Midwest anticipated this summer. The order is in effect beginning on May 19, 2026, through August 16, 2026. The emergency order directs the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), in coordination with Consumers Energy, to ensure that the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant (Campbell Plant) in West Olive, Michigan shall take all steps necessary to remain available to operate and to minimize costs for the region.

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DPL Begins Construction on 320 Megawatts

LCG, Oct. 2, 2000The holding company for utility Dayton Power & Light Co. said on Friday that it has begun construction on four electric generation units of 80 megawatt each. The 320 megawatts of new capacity constitutes phases three and four of DPL Inc.'s peaking generation expansion strategy

The natural gas-fired combustion turbines will be located in Pickaway County, Ohio, about 25 miles south of Columbus, and will be online in time for next summer's high demand, the company said, adding that all necessary state and local approvals have been granted.

" Our management team did an excellent job in working quickly through the siting process," saidAllen Hill, president and chief executive of DPL Inc. "With construction plans on track, we look forward to a solid return on this investment in 2001."

The project is being developed by DPL Energy, an unregulated merchant power subsidiary. When complete, DPL's four-phase power expansion will have added 800 megawatts of capacity for an investment of about $270 million.

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