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FERC Proposes NEPA Revisions to Streamline Air Quality Analyses and Accelerate Natural Gas Projects

LCG, October 16, 2026--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on Thursday its new proposal to revise and accelerate its review of air quality effects for proposed natural gas projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The draft policy statement highlights revisions designed to (i) avoid unnecessary delays and duplicative analysis and (ii) deliver greater regulatory certainty and a streamlined path forward for project applicants.

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AEP Announces 702-MW Bloom Fuel Cell Project to Serve Google in Wyoming

LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.

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Industry News

CP&L Offers 135 Megawatts for Sale

LCG, Aug. 28, 2000--Carolina Power & Light Co. has hung a "For Sale" sign on two blocks of power totaling 135 megawatts, the utilitys parent holding company CP&l;L Energy said Friday.

CP&L (the utility) has issued a request for proposals asking prospective purchasers to bid on blocks of 85 megawatts of capacity from CP&L system resources and 50 megawatts from Florida Power Corp. system resources, for delivery beginning in April 2001 and for periods up to six years.

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By the time any deals are signed, CP&L Energy expects to have completed its pending acquisition of Florida Progress Corp., the holding company for Florida Power.

The capacity sales are one of the steps that CP&L and Florida Power are taking to ensure that CP&L Energy's acquisition of Florida Progress does not adversely affect wholesale power markets and were endorsed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in its July 12 order approving the acquisition.

CP&L said it will hold a bidders meeting on the request for proposals in September. The company expects to receive responses in November for delivery beginning in April.

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