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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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PacifiCorp Unit Inks 2 Long-term Wind Power Deals

LCG, Dec. 17, 2001--PacifiCorp and the Bonneville Power Administration announced jointly on Friday the federal power agency's largest renewable energy purchase in Bonneville's history.

PacifiCorp Power Marketing Inc. will supply Bonneville with 90 megawatts from the Stateline Wind Generating Plant on the Washington-Oregon border for a period of 25 years at undisclosed prices.

Terry Hudgens, chief executive of the PacifiCorp unit, said "I believe that our two organizations complement each other very well, and look forward to future business opportunities with (Bonneville). Ours is a partnership that can only advance the cause of renewable energy in the Pacific Northwest."

Steve Wright, acting Bonneville administrator. "We believe wind energy brings economic and environmental benefits to Northwest citizens."

In addition to the Bonneville deal, PacifiCorp Power Marketing said it has signed with Seattle City Light the biggest public utility wind power contract to date in the United States. Under the 20-year contract, Seattle City Light will start buying 50 megawatts of power in January of next year, doubling to 100 megawatts in August 2002, then 150 megawatts in January 2004 and, potentially, to 175 megawatts in August 2004.

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