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FERC Proposes NEPA Revisions to Streamline Air Quality Analyses and Accelerate Natural Gas Projects

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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AEP Announces 702-MW Bloom Fuel Cell Project to Serve Google in Wyoming

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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New York State Okays 800 Megawatt Sithe Plant

LCG, Jan. 24, 2001Sithe Energies Inc. said this morning that the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment had granted in a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for an 800 megawatt power plant proposed for the Town of Scriba near Oswego, N.Y.

The new facility, called Heritage Station, is a joint venture between Sithe and General Electric Co. and will use GE's latest gas turbine equipment. Construction is expected to begin this spring with commercial operation penciled in for 2004.

"This approval demonstrates that a collective effort among the electric generation industry, localresidents and public officials can contribute real solutions to New York's present and future electricityneeds," said Barry Sullivan, Sithe's vice chairman.

The new power plant will be built adjacent to Sithe's existing Independence Station in Scriba.

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