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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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Illinois-Wisconsin Gas Pipeline Gets FERC Okay

LCG, March 15, 2001--CMS Energy Corp. said yesterday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given its final authorization for Guardian Pipeline to build and operate a new interstate natural gas pipeline to serve growing demand in Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

Guardian Pipeline is a partnership of CMS, Wisconsin Energy Corp. and Viking Gas Transmission Co. The project will consist of about 141 miles of 36 inch pipe extending from Joliet, Ill. to the Ixonia, Wisc. area, with an additional 8.5 miles of 16 inch lateral pipe extending from the main Guardian line to a point near Eagle, Wisc.

Dick Osborne, vice president of pipelines at Wisconsin Energy, said, "The final order by FERC is a solid reflection of the need Wisconsin has to add pipeline competition in this area. Our many supporters throughout the state will now begin to see the benefits of true competition."

CMS said land acquisition work in support of the pipeline is currently underway in Wisconsin andnorthern Illinois. Contracts have been awarded for fabrication of steel pipe for the pipeline, and formanufacture of the gas compressors which will provide compression on Guardian. Construction isexpected to begin in spring of 2002, with completion and operation of the pipeline expected byNovember 2002.

According to CMS Energy, Guardian Pipeline currently has firm precedent agreements with Wisconsin Gas and others to transport 662 million cubic feet of gas per day, or 88 percent of design capacity, when the pipeline goes into service in November 2002.

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