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In Memory of Rajat Deb: Inspiring Man of Ideas and Remarkable Silicon Valley Archetype

By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.

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Avantus and Clean Power Alliance Sign PPA for 200-MW Solar Plus Storage Facility for Southern California Communities

LCG, July 13, 2026--Avantus, an independent power producer (IPP), and Clean Power Alliance (CPA) today announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Rexford 2 solar and storage project in Tulare County, California. The project will deliver 200 MWac of solar power combined with a 200 MW/800 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) to the California grid. The project is scheduled to commence construction in 2027 and achieve operations in late 2028. Commercial operations under the PPA are scheduled to start in May 2029. Avantus plans to own and operate facility.

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Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been elected to the board of directors of New Jersey utility holding company Public Service Enterprise Group. Dr. Jackson, a theoretical physicist, is former chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Beverly Monne has been named vice president, controller and chief accounting officer of Oneok Inc. and all divisions and subsidiaries, effective July 1. She has been manager of accounting since 1997.

John M. Quain presided this week over his last meeting as chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Gov. Ridge named Quain chairman of the PUC on March 9, 1995, and again on May 30, 1996. He was first named commissioner by Gov. Robert Casey on April 1, 1993.

William L. Stewart, president of Pinnacle West Energy and APS Generation, has been elected a director of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. Stewart, who joined Arizona Public Service Co. in 1994 as chief nuclear officer, is a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine service.

Steven Wheeler, a partner with the Phoenix-based law firm of Snell and Wilmer, will join Pinnacle West Capital Corp. as senior vice president for transmission operations, regulation and planning. He has served as the Company's outside counsel for more than 20 years, representing Pinnacle West and its subsidiaries, including Arizona Public Service Co.

Katherine C. Williams has been named chief financial officer of Duke Engineering & Services, effective July 1, replacing Sandra K. Vlahos, who has accepted the position as special assistant to the CFO of parent company Duke Energy Corp. Williams moves to Duke Engineering from Westinghouse Electric Co. where she was controller for its nuclear fuel business unit in Columbia, S.C.

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