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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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James K. Abcouwer has been named president and chief executive officer of Columbia Natural Resources, the independent natural gas and oil producer subsidiary of Nisource Inc. He succeeds W. Henry Harmon, who resigned December 1.

John Adams has been assigned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as resident inspector at the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station owned by Commonwealth Edison Co. near Cordova, Ill. He moves over from ComEd's Braidwood Nuclear Power Station in Braidwood, Ill.

Christopher Cahill has been appointed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as resident inspector at the Hope Creek nuclear power plant in Hancocks Bridge, N.J. He most recently was a reactor inspector in the electrical engineering branch in the NRC Region I office's Division of Reactor Safety.

Ralph Cleveland has been named vice president for operations and engineering of Virginia Natural Gas Inc. He most recently was head of the Savannah operations of Atlanta Gas Light Co. Both firms are subsidiaries of AGL Resources Inc.

Angeline M. Clinton has been named vice president for customer contact services by the Duke Power business unit of Duke Energy Corp. A 24-year veteran of the company, she joined Duke Power's customer services group in 1998.

Gregory F. Collins has joined Vectren Corp. to head its non-regulated retail operations. He was previously president of Pepco Services, Inc., an affiliate of Potomac Electric Power Co., in Washington, D.C. Vectren, if memory serves, is an amalgam of Indiana Gas Co. and Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.

Steven J. Helmers has been named to the newly created position of general counsel and corporate secretary of Black Hills Corp. Helmers has practiced business and commercial law in Rapid City, S.D., for eighteen years, most recently with the law firm of Truhe, Beardsley, Jensen, Helmers & VonWald.

Thomas L. Hughes has joined American Electric Power Co. Inc. as vice president for investor relations. He most recently was vice president for finance and investor relations with Columbia Energy Group.

Phillip Knoll, currently president of Westcoast Gas Services Inc., has been appointed president of the Canadian operations of Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, replacing Pat Langan who is retiring to pursue other interests.

Susan Story has been named executive vice president for engineering and generation services by The Southern Co. She most recently was vice president for procurement and materials and in addition had responsibility for accounting, business planning, public relations and communications activities for Southern Company Generation.

Said Ziai has been appointed vice president for corporate planning by Exelon Corp. and will also be a senior vice president of the company's Exelon Enterprises business unit. He was formerly a senior vice president with Dominion Resources Inc. and its Virginia Electric & Power Co. subsidiary.

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