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RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company Sign Long-term PPA for 200 MW Wind Project

LCG, December 18, 2025--RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, today announced their partnering to provide new wind power generation capacity online to meet Indiana’s growing electricity demand. The companies signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the total output from RWE’s 200 MW Prairie Creek wind project in Blackford County, Indiana. I&M will purchase electricity from the wind project, which will further diversify its portfolio and be consistent with its all-of-the-above strategy to secure generation for its rapidly growing electricity demand.

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NRC Renews Operating Licenses for Constellation's Nuclear Reactors at Clinton and Dresden Facilities

LCG, December 16, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has renewed the operating licenses of Constellation LLC’s Clinton Unit 1 in Clinton, Illinois, and Dresden Units 2 and 3, near Morris, Illinois, for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates. The combined capacity of these three, Illinois-based nuclear units is 2,925 MW, and the operating license extension will enable the units to generate carbon-free power through about 2050.

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J. Clifford Baxter has been promoted to vice chairman of Enron Corp. He joined Enron in 1991 and was chairman and CEO of Enron North America prior to being named chief strategyofficer for Enron Corp. in June of this year.

Bryan J. Bertacchi has been promoted to vice president for gas-fired operations of the western region of Calpine Corp. He will have responsibility for 4,300 megawatts of base load capacity in operation, under construction and in announced development in California, Arizona, Oregon and Washington.

Larry Buie has been named general manager for the Chattanooga Gas Co. servicearea of Atlanta Gas Light Co. He will be responsible for managing all distribution service operations throughout Chattanooga's service territory, which includes the cities of Chattanooga, Cleveland, Red Bank, East Ridge, Lookout Mountain, and Signal Mountain.

Stephen J. Curran has joined New England utility holding company Unitil Corp. as controller. He brings with him 21 years' utility accounting experience gained at Bay State Gas Co., where he most recently was controller.

Jacqueline Michalik Frank has been named vice president and chief information officer of NUI Corp., holding company for natural gas utilities serving more than 371,000 customers in six states along the eastern seaboard. Frank most recently was director of strategic planning and portfolio management with Hoffman-La Roche.

Thomas Linquist, most recently a vice-president of Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank's project finance group in New York, has been named assistant vice president for project finance by Peoples Energy Corp.

T.M. Matthews, chairman, president and chief executive of Avista Corp. will leave the company at the end of the year "so that I can spend more time with my family." Vice President Gary G. Ely will act as president and CEO until a permanent replacement for Matthews is found.

Thomas A. Nardi has become president and chief executive officer of Peoples Energy Services, the retail energy marketing subsidiary of Peoples Energy Inc. He joins the company from the utility and energy strategy practice at Andersen Consulting.

Desiree Rogers, vice president for corporate communications with Peoples Energy Corp., will assume the additional responsibilities of chief marketing and communications officer. She will also direct product planning, marketing research and advertising functions for the corporation and itssubsidiaries.

John A. Schuchart has announced that he will retire as chairman and as a director of MDU Resources Group Inc. effective January 12, the 25th anniversary of his employment with the company.

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