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Google and AES Sign Agreements for Co-Located Generation and Data Center in Texas

LCG, February 24, 2026--The AES Corporation (AES) and Google today announced agreements for clean power generation that will be co-located with a new Google data center in Wilbarger County, Texas. The agreements include a 20-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for co-located power generation. These coordinated energy projects and powered land will enable Google to rapidly expand its operations to meet demand for core services, while AES will expand its power generation portfolio.

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Amazon Announces Plans to Invest $12 Billion in Data Center Campuses in Louisiana

LCG, February 23, 2026--Amazon today announced plans to invest $12 billion to develop and construct state-of-the-art data center campuses in northwest Louisiana that will support cloud computing technologies. Amazon is partnering with STACK Infrastructure, the developer and owner of the campuses, to lead the construction and development of the data center facilities. Amazon has already invested in solar energy projects in Louisiana, bringing up to 200 MW of new carbon-free energy onto the grid.

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Operations Initiated at Southern Company's Carbon Capture Project

LCG, June 15, 2011--Southern Company announced Monday that operations of its carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility have commenced at Plant Barry, a coal-fired power plant located near Mobile, Alabama.

The new CCS facility will capture from the flue gas stream of the power plant approximately 150,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, which is about the quantity of emissions associated with 25 MW of generation. The carbon capture system employed is provided by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. technology KM-CDR™, which uses an advanced amine solvent that reacts with the CO2 from the flue gas. Ultimately, the captured CO2 will be compressed and injected underground, where it will be sequestered in a deep saline geologic formation.

Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning stated, "This is a significant milestone in our continuing efforts to research, develop and implement 21st century coal technologies. Because coal is a low-cost and abundant natural resource, it is important for Southern Company and the industry to preserve coal as a fuel source."

The captured CO2 at Plant Barry will be delivered to the Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB) managed by the Southern States Energy Board for transport approximately 11 miles via high-pressure pipeline to a site within the Citronelle Oil Field that is operated by Denbury Resources. At the site, the CO2 will be injected about 9,500 feet underground for permanent storage in a formation that was previously tested and evaluated by SECARB. The CO2 will not be used to support enhanced oil recovery.

Plant Barry is owned and operated by Alabama Power, and the CCS facility is owned and operated by Southern Company Services (SCS), both of which are subsidiaries of Southern Company.
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