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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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Missouri Gas Asks for $39 Million Rate Hike

LCG, Nov. 8, 2000--Missouri Gas Energy Co. yesterday asked regulators for authority to raise rates by $39 million a year. The increase would be in a form that would increase householders' natural gas bills by about $5 per month regardless of how much gas they used.

The Missouri Public Service Commission has 11 months to decide whether to grant the company's request.

The company, which last raised its rates three years ago, said the increased revenues were needed to replace gas lines and install new lines to serve housing developments. Paul Snider, a spokesman for the utility, said "The bottom line is: We aren't making enough to recover our expenses and make a reasonable rate of return."

The stipulation that customers pay a higher monthly charge regardless of gas usage is like to face opposition. Doug Micheel, senior counsel with the Missouri Office of Public Counsel, said "We have traditionally been against the top-loading of fixed charges on consumers."

The rate increase would increase the flat customer service charge by $7.45 from $9.05 per month to $16.50. But the charge for energy would decrease by about $2.50 for the typical customer, resulting in a $5 increase.

Raising the customer charge would allow the utility to count on a stable flow of revenue, Snider said. He also noted that the new rate would stabilize customers' gas bills, spreading out fluctuations in the price of the commodity over 12 months.

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