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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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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
Montana Power Sells Oil and Gas Unit
LCG, Aug. 29, 2000--Montana Power Co. said yesterday it has sold its nonregulated natural gas and oil business unit to PanCanadian Petroleum Ltd. of Calgary for $475 million (U.S.). Proceeds from the sale will be invested in Montana Powers telecommunications subsidiary. The sale includes subsidiaries that have interests in crude oil, natural gas and gas liquids exploration, production and marketing in the United States and Canada.Robert P. Gannon, chairman and chief executive, noted that "Montana Power has had a Canadian presence for nearly a half century."The U.S. businesses have are mostly in northern Montana and in the Denver-Julesburg Basin north of Denver and include minor properties in the Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma, and Green River Basin, Wyo. Modern fractionation plants are at Cut Bank, Mont. and Ft. Lupton, Colo. The Canadian properties reside mostly in southern and central Alberta and in southern Saskatchewan.David Tuer, PanCanadian's president and chief executive, said "The potential in these assetsis significant, and over the next few years, we will add substantially to PanCanadian's daily natural gas production."
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