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Southwest Power Pool Board Approves New Process to Accelerate High Impact Large Load Connections

LCG, September 16, 2025--Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) Board of Directors today announced that the Board approved a process to facilitate the connection of large users of electricity to the power grid while continuing to support energy needs for the entire region. SPP's new process is designed to incorporate transmission service, generation, load interconnection and other relevant reliability studies into a single framework that enables timely, informed decision-making and action.

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Longroad Energy Announces Financial Close of 1000 Mile Solar Project in Texas

LCG, September 15, 2025--Longroad Energy announced today the financial close of 1000 Mile Solar, its 300 MWac (400 MWdc) solar project in Yoakum County, Texas. Longroad Energy finalized a long-term offtake agreement with Meta late last year in the form of an Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement, which includes a financial settlement arrangement for the entire energy output of 1000 Mile Solar.

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Nisource, Columbia Merger to Cost 800 Jobs

LCG, Oct. 13, 2000-- Nisource Inc., which is acquiring Columbia Energy Group, announced Thursday it will cut 800 jobs, or about 5 percent of the companies' combined work force, when the merger is completed.

The company said the cuts will be made through involuntary terminations and early retirements. Employees leaving the companies involuntarily will be provided separation benefits as well as assistance in seeking new career opportunities.

Pink slips will be issued throughout the organization geographically and at all staff levels, Nisource said. Company spokeswoman Sally Anderson said a breakdown of job cuts in individual states was not available.

Nisource's acquisition of Columbia, which began as a hostile takeover, will create the largest U.S. gas utility east of Southern California. The new company will serve about 3.6 million gas and electric customers in nine states in the Midwest and Northeast.

The company said the "synergies" will save the two companies about $100 million next year and increase to $175 million in 2004.

Approval by the Securities and Exchange commission is the only remaining regulatory action required to complete the merger.

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