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OG&E and Google Announce Contract for Three Data Centers in Oklahoma

LCG, April 30, 2026--OG&E, the operating subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp., announced today that it will power three new data centers that Google announced in Muskogee and Stillwater, Oklahoma last year. As part of the agreement, Google will also make power generation capacity available from two solar facilities in Stephens and Muskogee Counties that are currently under construction. The data centers and associated Electric Service Agreements are expected to provide economic growth for local communities and the state, contribute to grid stability, and benefit OG&E's current customers.

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Graphic Packaging and NextEra Energy Resources Sign 250-MW Virtual Power Purchase Agreement

LCG, April 29, 2026--Graphic Packaging Holding Company today announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. With the VPPA agreement, NextEra Energy Resources plans to build the Selenite Springs Energy Center, a 250-MW solar energy facility in West Texas, and Graphic Packaging will be the sole buyer of the facility's renewable energy attribute certificates. Graphic Packaging, a global provider of sustainable consumer packaging, expects the agreement to cover approximately 43 percent of its 2025 electricity usage in the U.S. and Canada. The agreement will advance Graphic Packaging's commitment to source renewable electricity and reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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California ISO Details Energy Producer Fines

LCG, July 9, 2002--The California Independent System Operator, which manages the state power grid, released details last week of fines it had assessed and payments that were witthheld for failure by power producers and utilities to deliver services.

The penalties, totaling over $250 million, date from the period June 1999 through June 2001, and were released now based on a request made by the Dow Jones News Service under the California Public Records Act. $122 million in fines were assessed for companies' failure to have reserve power available in the seven months up to June 2001, after their bids to have such power ready had been accepted. $95 million of that amount were assessed against Dynegy Electric Clearinghouse, Reliant Energy Services and Williams energy Services. Twelve specific generators were cited.

An additional $130 million in withheld payments applied to 19 energy providers during the earlier period prior to December 2000. The fines and withheld payments have already occurred, and do not constitute accusations of intent to manipulate the market, only findings by the ISO of companies' failure to deliver power. Dynegy spokesman David Byford said that Dynegy had not fully understood all of the tariffs and rules imposed by the ISO, and that it was not alone in its misunderstanding. "We were working with the ISO to have generation available to the greatest extent possible," he told the San Francisco Chronicle. Paula Hall-Collins, a Williams spokeswoman, said that while her company's generators "never refused to respond to a dispatch order," in some instances, "we were not able to fulfill the entire dispatch."

Total penalties against Pacific Gas and Electric Co., the utility, were nearly $11 million. Enron's wholesale energy marketing unit, which has been shown to have considered how to manipulate the state's energy market, had $991,000 in payments withheld.
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