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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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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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Industry News
FERC and California Prepare for Long-term Contract Hearing
LCG, Dec. 12, 2002--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and attorneys for California have different views of how strong California's case is for overturning long-term contracts the state signed during the energy crisis.A brief developed and filed by FERC staff in preparation for hearings into $43 billion worth of contracts found that the state needs to prove that the long-term contracts were affected by prices in the soaring short-term market. California contends that spillover between the two existed. According to the Commission's brief, "CDWR [California Department of Water Resources] in fact renegotiated letters of intent it had entered into and rejected other higher cost contracts," thereby indicating to FERC that the California agency did not lack bargaining power.The hearings, which are due to end with a ruling by FERC Judge Bobbie McCartney by mid-February, are meant to resolve California's assertion that the contracts were signed under circumstances in which the state had little choice but to purchase electricity at unjust rates. The FERC staff wrote that in order for the contracts to be overturned, they must be shown to be contrary to the public interest, according to the "Mobile-Sierra" doctrine set forth by the Supreme Court in the 1950's. The FERC's brief raises the argument that the power market would be adversely affected if the contracts are not upheld.Some energy sellers to California, such as Calpine Corp. and Williams Cos., have thus far reached agreements with the state on revised contract terms. Others that have not proceeded to settlements include Allegheny Energy, Dynegy Inc., Sempra Energy, and Coral Energy, a unit of Royal Dutch/Shell. If a ruling were to be issued in California's favor, a related action by western U.S. utilities could gain momentum.
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