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LCG, February 24, 2026--The AES Corporation (AES) and Google today announced agreements for clean power generation that will be co-located with a new Google data center in Wilbarger County, Texas. The agreements include a 20-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for co-located power generation. These coordinated energy projects and powered land will enable Google to rapidly expand its operations to meet demand for core services, while AES will expand its power generation portfolio.
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LCG, February 23, 2026--Amazon today announced plans to invest $12 billion to develop and construct state-of-the-art data center campuses in northwest Louisiana that will support cloud computing technologies. Amazon is partnering with STACK Infrastructure, the developer and owner of the campuses, to lead the construction and development of the data center facilities. Amazon has already invested in solar energy projects in Louisiana, bringing up to 200 MW of new carbon-free energy onto the grid.
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Industry News
CA Negotiates $3.5 Billion in Damage Control on Power Contracts
LCG, April 23, 2002-Energy companies have agreed to rewrite contracts, saving California $3.5 billion in long-term power contracts.Pressured by the energy crisis and shackled to last year's skyrocketing rates, California bought $43 billion in long-term electricity contracts. A third of these agreements were renegotiated, trimming off $3.5 billion after five months of talks between state officials and power companies.According to state officials, energy companies Calpine and Constellation Energy also will pay $8.5 million in settlements regarding allegations that they charged illegally inflated prices during the power crisis.The state managed to renegotiate four large Calpine contracts, one contract with Constellation and contracts with Capitol Power, Cabazon and Whitewater Hill, deflating their total of $15 billion to $11.4 billion.According to Governor Gray Davis's chief counsel Barry Goode, the new contracts utilize stronger language, guaranteeing that new generators will be built. The state will have greater authority to deny grants and even terminate one of the contracts if power companies fail to create sufficient new generation. Calpine will face fines if it does not build new plants, including the proposed Metcalf facility, which is intended to supply Silicon Valley.As a result of the new contracts, California will no longer demand refunds from Calpine through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). State agencies will not question the contracts' "reasonableness" either. However, Governor Davis plans to continue urging FERC to investigate the possibility that power companies manipulated California's electricity market.
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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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Day Ahead and Real Time Market Simulation
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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