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LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.
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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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Corbin McNeill, Jr. will retire as chairman and co-chief executive of Exelon Corp. on April 23. He will be succeeded by John Rowe, who has served as Exelon's co-CEO and president. Rowe will become the sole chief executive and chairman. McNeill supervised the merger of PECO Energy Company and Unicom Corporation, and had been scheduled to step down as chairman this spring.Steve Wright has been made administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration today. Wright, who has been with the BPA for 21 years, returned to the Portland headquarters from the Washington office as a corporate senior vice president in 1998, becoming deputy administrator in 2000. Marcus Jackson, president and chief executive of Semco Energy has been named chairman of the company following the retirement of William Johnson on Thursday. Dan W. Reicher, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy for energy efficiency and renewable energy has been named executive vice president of Northern Power Systems, which specializes in renewable energy and distributed generation. As Assistant Secretary of Energy from 1997 to 2001, Reicher was in charge of $1.2 billion worth of renewable and efficiency projects annually. Ade Musell will be succeeded by Ron Larson as president and CEO when Mussell retires this spring from Split Rock Energy, LLC. Larson is currently chief financial officer for Great River Energy, a generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Elk River. Split Rock Energy LLC was formed by Minnesota Power and Great River Energy to mitigate the companies' risk in the wholesale energy market. Brad Johnson has been appointed treasurer for WPS Resources and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, its primary utility subsidiary. Johnson also handled tax and corporate planning issues within the company. Dennis Maki, has been promoted to General Manager - Regional Generation and Engineering Services for Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. Maki was formerly Weston Power Plant Manager.
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