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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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Atmos to Acquire Mississippi Valley Gas

LCG, Sept. 25, 2001-- Atmos Energy Corp. said yesterday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mississippi Valley Gas Company, a privately held natural gas utility, for $150 million, half in cash and half in stock. Atmos also will assume outstanding debt of approximately $45 million.

Mississippi Valley Gas, based in Jackson, Miss., is the state's largest gas utility, serving about 261,500 customers. Residential customers account for 89 percent of the utility's customer base and for 46 percent of its revenues. Jackson is the largest urban area served.

The company operates a 5,500-mile distribution system and 335 miles of transmission pipeline. It also owns two underground gas storage facilities in northeast Mississippi, with a combined working gas capacity of 2.05 billion cubic feet.

"Mississippi Valley Gas will fit well into the growing Atmos system," said Robert W. Best, Atmos chief executive. "By expanding into Mississippi, Atmos will enhance its position in the Southeastern United States and will gain the advantages of a strong operating utility, additional gas-storage facilities and the goodwill from Mississippi Valley Gas' reputation for providing excellent customer service."

Mississippi Valley Gas will continue to operate as a separate Atmos subsidiary and will keep its Jackson headquarters, the company said.

"As a result of successfully acquiring companies like Mississippi Valley Gas," Best said, "Atmos has more than doubled in size during the past four years. We are proud of our record of not only adding profitable assets to our utility system, but also maintaining our customers' trust and satisfaction."

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