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LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.
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LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.
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Industry News
Reliant Resources Appoints New Board and CEO
LCG, August 12, 2003Houston-based Reliant Resources has appointed two new board members and a new chief executive officer. Joel Staff, who served as chief executive officer of National Oilwell Inc., will take the place of Steve Letbetter, who stepped down from his position as CEO of Reliant in April. Kirbyjon H. Caldwell, a senior pastor of the United Methodist Church, has been elected to a seat on Reliants Board of Directors. He has been involved with the Methodist church for over twenty years and is also currently taking part in the creation of a 234-acre planned community. Steven L. Miller has also been chosen to join the Board. He is chairman and president of SLM Discovery Ventures and former CEO of Shell Oil Co. Before retiring from Shell Oil, he served 35 years with the company. Reliant Resources will have a total of seven members on its Board of Directors, six of whom are non-employee directors. Reliant also announced today that it will be cutting 650 jobs in an effort to reduce operating costs. 250 active jobs will be lost, 300 temporary and contract jobs will go, and 100 open positions will not be filled.
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