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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
Coal Plants in Minnesota to Be Upgraded
LCG, Dec. 11, 2003--Three coal-fired power plants in Minnesota will be shut down by the utility Xcel Energy Inc. while emission-control equipment is installed and the capacity of the units is increased, based on what the company said is an intention to stay ahead of increasingly stringent environmental regulations.The work plans developed from discussions with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, environmental groups, and the office of the state Attorney General. The projects, which cost over $988 million, will need to receive the approval of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, which may issue its decision by next week.The plants in question include the 564-megawatt King plant, built in 1968 outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, the High Bridge plant, based in St. Paul, and the Riverside plant, in Minneapolis. The High Bridge plant, built in 1923, will undergo conversion from burning coal to burning gas, and have its capacity increased from 271 megawatts to 515 megawatts. The Riverside plant, built in 1911, will also be converted to natural gas from coal, and gain 56 megawatts of capacity, for a total of 439 megawatts.The costs of the upgrades will be spread over a thirty-year period and added to customers' bills. The plants would be shut down and returned to service one by one, with King having a scheduled completion date of 2007. High Bridge and Riverside respectively would follow in each of the next two years. In each case, the work would begin in September, and operations would start again by the following May.
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