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OG&E and Google Announce Contract for Three Data Centers in Oklahoma

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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Graphic Packaging and NextEra Energy Resources Sign 250-MW Virtual Power Purchase Agreement

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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Rhode Island Legislature Passes Revisions to Increase RPS Goals to 40 Percent

LCG, June 28, 2016--The Rhode Island legislature last week passed legislation to increase the state's renewable energy target from 14.5 percent by 2019 to 40 percent by 2035. The legislation is expected to be signed into law by Governor Gina Raimondo.

The legislation proposes to revise Rhode Island's original renewable portfolio standard (RPS) approved in June 2004. The original RPS targeted 3 percent renewable energy by 2007; it would then rise an additional 0.5 percent through 2010, an additional 1.0 percent through 2014, and an additional 1.5 percent of renewable energy each year through 2019, when it would reach 16 percent. However, in December 2014, the PUC decided to delay the 1.5 percent increase for 2015 by one year, thus reducing the 2019 goal from 16 percent to 14.5 percent.

A House amendment attached to the new legislation gives the PUC more flexibility to delay a planned increase in the RPS in the event of an inadequate supply of renewable energy credits.

Last month, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan vetoed legislation that would increase the state's RPS from 20% to 25% by 2020. According to the Governor, Maryland consumers in 2014 paid over $104 million for renewable energy credits, and the higher standard would increase the burden on ratepayers. The tax increases were estimated to be up to $196 million in 2020 under the proposed legislation.
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