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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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CMS Energy Sells 59 Megawatt New York Hydro Plant

LCG, Oct. 30, 2000--CMS Energy Corp. the parent company for Michigan's Consumers Energy Co., said on Friday it has closed the sale of its one-eighth ownership interest in the Curtis-Palmer hydroelectric generating project in New York State to International Paper Co. for about $12 million.

Curtis-Palmer is a 58.8 megawatt, two-dam hydroelectric generating project located in Corinth, N.Y., on the Hudson River downstream from Lake George. The facility sells its electric output to Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. under a long-term contract.

CMS said the sale is part of its $1.4 billion asset sale and "balance sheet improvement" program. With the sale, CMS has completed approximately $870 million of cash proceeds and balance sheetdebt reductions to date as part of its program to get the most out of its assets.

" We are executing our asset sale program, and expect to make continued progress on sales of non-strategic assets this year," said Preston D. Hopper, senior vice president for corporate performance and chief accounting officer.

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