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Babcock & Wilcox Selects Siemens Energy to Supply Steam Turbine Generator Sets for Massive Applied Digital Data Center Power Project

LCG, January 8, 2026--Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) announced today that it has selected Siemens Energy to provide steam turbine generator sets for B&W’s groundbreaking project to install and deliver one GW of power for an Applied Digital AI Factory. B&W and Siemens have entered into an agreement for a limited notice to proceed to secure the turbine sets, which will enable B&W to deliver power for the project by the end of 2028. The estimated cost of the project is approximately $2 billion. The full contract release is expected in the first quarter of 2026.

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Constellation Completes Acquisition of Calpine

LCG, January 7, 2026--Constellation today announced that it completed its acquisition of Calpine Corporation from Energy Capital Partners (ECP). Constellation is now the largest producer of electricity in the U.S., with electric generation facilities across the nation.

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Luminant's New Coal-fired Unit Operating in Texas

LCG, June 4, 2010--Luminant announced yesterday that its second and final unit at the new Oak Grove Power Plant has achieved substantial completion, with day-to-day operations now transitioning to Luminant. Once final on-line testing is complete, the unit will be fully available for reliability dispatch by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

Luminant's spokesperson stated, "This significant milestone means the new unit is now fully operational, making additional baseload generation available for our state at an ideal time - as we head into our peak summer season."

The Oak Grove Power Plant, located near Franklin in Robertson County, includes two, 800-MW units that burn lignite from the Kosse Mine. Unit 1 reached substantial completion late in December 2009.
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