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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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Shareholders Approve CP&L Acquisition of Florida Progress

LCG, Aug. 17,2000--Shareholders of CP&L Energy Inc. yesterday approved the pending acquisition of Florida Progress Corp., with 98 percent of those casting ballots favoring the merger. FPC shareholders followed suit this morning with a 96 percent vote in favor.

The combination will create one of the 10 largest generators of electricity in the U.S., with total capacity of more than 19,000 megawatts. The new company will also be one of the top utilities in the U.S. Southeast, with more than 2.8 million customers.

CP&L Energy is parent holding company for Carolina Power & Light Co. which serves about 1.2 million electricity customers in the Carolinas, and FPC is that of Florida Power Corp., which has some 1.4 million customers in its state.

" Once this acquisition closes, we will have size, capacity, assets and a customer base to put CP&L in a position to effectively compete in any business environment," said William Cavanaugh, chairman, president and chief executive.

" We intend to strengthen those customer relationships and utilize our generation assets to go after a larger share of the region's fast-growing wholesale energy market," he promised.

Cavanaugh will continue in his positions following completion of the transaction. The company will continue to be called CP&L Energy until a new name is thought up.

The acquisition still must be approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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