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Energy Secretary Issues Emergency Orders to Ensure Indiana Coal-fired Facilities Remain Open to Prevent Midwest Blackouts

LCG, December 24, 2025--The U.S. Secretary of Energy today issued emergency orders to keep two Indiana coal plants operational, with the stated goal to ensure Americans in the Midwest region of the United States have access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity heading into the winter months. The orders direct CenterPoint Energy, the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO) to take all measures necessary to ensure specified generation units at both the F.B. Culley and R.M. Schahfer generating stations in Indiana are available to operate.

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RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company Sign Long-term PPA for 200 MW Wind Project

LCG, December 18, 2025--RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, today announced their partnering to provide new wind power generation capacity online to meet Indiana’s growing electricity demand. The companies signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the total output from RWE’s 200 MW Prairie Creek wind project in Blackford County, Indiana. I&M will purchase electricity from the wind project, which will further diversify its portfolio and be consistent with its all-of-the-above strategy to secure generation for its rapidly growing electricity demand.

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CMS Energy Sells 59 Megawatt New York Hydro Plant

LCG, Oct. 30, 2000--CMS Energy Corp. the parent company for Michigan's Consumers Energy Co., said on Friday it has closed the sale of its one-eighth ownership interest in the Curtis-Palmer hydroelectric generating project in New York State to International Paper Co. for about $12 million.

Curtis-Palmer is a 58.8 megawatt, two-dam hydroelectric generating project located in Corinth, N.Y., on the Hudson River downstream from Lake George. The facility sells its electric output to Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. under a long-term contract.

CMS said the sale is part of its $1.4 billion asset sale and "balance sheet improvement" program. With the sale, CMS has completed approximately $870 million of cash proceeds and balance sheetdebt reductions to date as part of its program to get the most out of its assets.

" We are executing our asset sale program, and expect to make continued progress on sales of non-strategic assets this year," said Preston D. Hopper, senior vice president for corporate performance and chief accounting officer.

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