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Data Center Customer Adds 620 MW Order for INNIO's J624 Gas Engines

LCG, October 23, 2026--INNIO N.V. yesterday announced a 620 MW follow-on order from a developer and operator of mega-scale data center campuses in the United States. Together with the customer's 1.1 GW order announced previously in July, the new order brings cumulative orders from the customer to approximately 1.72 GW this year.

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The Nuclear Company Announces a 6.6 GW Nuclear Project to Commence Construction by 2030 in Kentucky

LCG, October 21, 2026--The Nuclear Company today announced a proposed nuclear energy campus in Kentucky that could potentially provide 6.6 GW of electric generating capacity. The Prosperity One nuclear energy campus, located along the Ohio River in eastern Kentucky, could accommodate up to six Westinghouse AP1000 reactors and would be the largest nuclear power generation site in the nation if fully constructed.

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Prairie State Energy Campus Gains New Developer

LCG, October 12, 2006--CMS Enterprises, a subsidiary of CMS Energy, announced yesterday that it has signed agreements with Peabody Energy to co-develop the Prairie State Energy Campus. The proposed electric generating station is located in Washington County, Illinois and is adjacent to the new Lively Grove Mine, which would supply low-cost coal directly to the plant. The plant is to include two, 800-MW units and is estimated to cost over $2.5 billion.

With the new agreements, CMS Enterprises and Peabody Energy will co-develop the project and each own 15 percent through a jointly owned limited liability company. CMS Enterprises will serve as lead developer and construction manager of the power plant, and Peabody Energy will serve as the lead developer of the Lively Grove Mine.

Peabody Energy also announced yesterday that it has entered into agreements with the Kentucky Municipal Power Agency (KMPA), the Missouri Joint Municipal
Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) and the Soyland Power Cooperative in
Illinois for the right to purchase an additional 6 percent equity share of
the Prairie State Energy Campus.

According to Peabody Energy, the agreements now give the project's partners the right to purchase a 53 percent equity ownership in the project. The agreements allow the cities of Columbia, Missouri; Princeton, Kentucky; and
Paducah, Kentucky and the rural members of Soyland to obtain electricity from the facilities. Other partners include the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA), Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency and Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative.

The major permits necessary for construction of the Prairie State facility have been received, according to Peabody Energy.
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