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Oglethorpe Power Announces Selection of Kiewit Subsidiary as EPC Partner for New 1,425-MW Combined-cycle Facility in Georgia

LCG, January 13, 2026--Oglethorpe Power today announced it has selected Kiewit Corporation through its subsidiary, The Industrial Company (TIC), as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) partner for its new combined-cycle (CC), natural gas-fired power plant in Monroe County, Georgia. The new, 1,425-MW facility represents a capital investment of more than $3 billion. Commercial operation of the new generation capacity is planned to commence in 2029.

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Meta Announces Up to 6.6 GW of Nuclear Projects to Power American AI

LCG, January 9, 2026--Meta today announced new, landmark agreements that will (i) extend and expand the operation of three existing nuclear power plants and (ii) drive the development of advanced nuclear technology. Meta's new agreements with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo follow Meta's request for proposals (RFP) issued last month. Meta expects these projects to deliver up to 6.6 GW of new and existing clean nuclear energy by 2035.

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David Helwig, most recently ComEd executive vice president of operations, was recently appointed president and chief operating officer for InfraSource, an Exelon subsidiary based in Morton, Pa. He has managed all areas of the ComEd transmission and distribution system, and has over two decades of experience in line, engineering and services areas for PECO Energy, as well as General Electric Nuclear Energy's global services.

Robert Fishman, senior vice president at Calpine Corp. has been selected to lead Calpine's GE LM6000 combustion gas turbine peaker program. He will oversee development, engineering and construction of 15 peaking turbines located at sites throughout Northern California. Fishman has also been president of PB Power, part of the Parsons Brinckerhoff group of companies. He has nearly three deacdes of experience in project development, management and facilities engineering.

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham has reappointedRufus D. Gladney to the National PetroleumCouncil. Gladney serves as ConsumerEnergy's executive manager of business servicesand was appointed to the council last year.

Michael W. Rencheck will become senior vicepresident of engineering and region operations forAEP Pro Serv, Inc., a subsidiary of AmericanElectric Power. Rencheck entered AEP as vicepresident-nuclear engineering of the Cook NuclearPlant in Bridgman, Michigan.

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