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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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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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