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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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PJM Announces More Than 800 New Generation Projects Seek to Connect the Grid

LCG, April 29, 2026--PJM Interconnection today announced that 811 new generation projects applied to connect to the grid through the first Cycle of PJM's new reformed interconnection process, which is designed to improve the certainty, speed and discipline of generation project review. In total, the generation applications would be capable of generating 220 GW of electricity.

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Shareholders File Suit Against El Paso Electric

LCG, January 21, 2003-A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against El Paso Electric regarding alleged violation of federal laws.

The lawsuit, on behalf of shareholders and filed by a shareholder owning 100 common shares, addresses allegations that El Paso Electric Company did not comply with federal securities laws.

El Paso Electric is not related to the El Paso Corporation, a large energy and natural gas pipeline company also undergoing legal scrutiny.

The Form 8-K was filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The lawsuit comes as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is investigating improper behavior in the Western electricity market.

Little information is available regarding the suit, but El Paso Electric denies any wrongdoing.

El Paso Electric distributes and generates electricity in West Texas and New Mexico. The company serves over 300,000 customers.

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