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LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.
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LCG, October 21, 2025--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued three final Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI permits to ExxonMobil for their Rose Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project located in Jefferson County, Texas. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, these permits allow ExxonMobil to convert three existing test wells permitted by the state to carbon dioxide (CO2) storage injection wells for long-term storage.
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Industry News
Mirant Buys Two Southeast U.S. Plants from El Paso
LCG, Aug. 9, 2001--Mirant Corp. said yesterday it has agreed with El Paso Corp. on the purchase of two power plants with a combined capacity of 1,120 megawatts in the U.S. Southeast for $330 million.Mirant will acquire El Paso's 640 megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Thomaston, Ga., and its480 megawatt gas-fired plant in New Port Richey, Fla., north of Tampa, the companies said in a jointstatement.The Thomaston plant has been in commercial operation since June of last year, while the New Port Richey plant is schedule to begin production next March. Mirant will provide power from the plants under several of purchase agreements already in place, the company said."We see this asset combination as a great opportunity to participate in two of the fastest growing markets in the country," said David Rozier, chief executive of Mirant's southern U.S. operations. "These acquisitions provide a clear complement to Mirant's fully integrated asset, marketing and risk management capabilities."A Mirant spokesman said the transaction would involve the assumption of $150 million in debt, and added that the company expected to close the agreement in early October, after getting regulatory and certain third party approvals."This transaction enables El Paso to optimize the value of these assets while redeploying the capital to our growing and diverse power generation portfolio," said Clark C. Smith, president of El Paso Merchant Energy-North America. "We will continue to pursue greenfield power development and acquisition opportunities in strategic locations across North America."
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