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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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EdF's London Electricity Buys PowerGen Plant

LCG, Oct. 16, 2000British electric company PowerGen said this morning that is has sold its 2,000 megawatt Cottam power plant in Nottinghamshire to London Electricity for 398.3 million ($585.5 million U.S.).

The cash deal will give Electricit de France, London Electricity's owner, control of about 4.5 percent of the United Kingdom's generating capacity. Add in the power supplied to Britain through a cross-channel cable, and the French government-owned EdF will control almost 8 percent of UK demand.

The sale of the coal-fired Cottam station is part of PowerGen's larger plan to reduce debt by 1 billion and move from primarily a UK generation firm to a vertically-integrated utility with extensive supply business. PowerGen, which purchased U.S. utility LG&E Energy earlier this year is also eyeing further overseas acquisitions.

The deal is almost certain to prompt demands that France open its electricity market to investment by foreign firms. EdF has been active in making British acquisitions while the French government has been loath to open its own market, despite pressure from the European Commission.

Last February under threat of an EU lawsuit, France finally opened about a quarter of its market to foreigners, but has imposed so many restrictions that few, if any, such investments have been made. Even so, France's token "liberalization" came a year after a deadline set by EU directives.

Bruno Lescoeur, chief executive of London Electricity, said in a statement "Our aim is to build a vertically integrated business, strong in both generation and supply, and this acquisition is a further step towards achieving our ambition of becoming a major player in the UK energy industry."

No British power executive has been able to issue such a statement regarding the French energy industry.

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