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Energy Secretary Issues Emergency Orders to Ensure Indiana Coal-fired Facilities Remain Open to Prevent Midwest Blackouts

LCG, December 24, 2025--The U.S. Secretary of Energy today issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational, with the stated goal to ensure Americans in the Midwest region of the United States have access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity heading into the winter months. The orders direct CenterPoint Energy, the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) to take all measures necessary to ensure specified generation units at both the F.B. Culley and R.M. Schahfer generating stations in Indiana are available to operate.

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RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company Sign Long-term PPA for 200 MW Wind Project

LCG, December 18, 2025--RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, today announced their partnering to provide new wind power generation capacity online to meet Indiana’s growing electricity demand. The companies signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the total output from RWE’s 200 MW Prairie Creek wind project in Blackford County, Indiana. I&M will purchase electricity from the wind project, which will further diversify its portfolio and be consistent with its all-of-the-above strategy to secure generation for its rapidly growing electricity demand.

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Enron's Ken Lay to Testify Before Senate Panel

LCG, Dec. 18, 2001--Enron Corp. chief executive Kenneth Lay, who turned down invitations to talk to lawmakers last week and today, has agreed to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on February 4, Sen. Byron Dorgan said this morning.

Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, said Lay "has committed to appear before our committee and present testimony at a second hearing which will be held on February 4."

Former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling, who resigned abruptly in August after just six months on the job, and former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow, who was sacked in October, have also been invited to testify in February, Dorgan said.

Skilling, who Enron hired from consultants McKinsey & Co., is seen as the architect of Enron's high-volume, low-asset trading strategy, while Fastow was responsible for the "off-balance-sheet entities" lawmakers want to learn more about.

"We also intend to request at that hearing the attendance of Mr. Skilling and Mr. Fastow, former top executives at Enron, and others who can help explain what happened," said Dorgan.

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