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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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Mirant Moves into Puerto Rico Energy Market

LCG, Aug. 1, 2001--Mirant Corp. said yesterday it will purchase a 540-megawatt power plant and a liquefied natural gas terminal operated by Puerto Rican-based EcoElectrica Holdings Ltd. The move will put Mirant into Puerto Rico for the first time.

Mirant will acquire 100 percent of EcoElectrica from its owners, Edison International Inc. and Enron Corp., for about $586 million cash and will assume liabilities of $600 million, the company said.

A Mirant spokesman said in a company news release that the LNG terminal would continue to provide gas for the power plant and that there were no plans at this point to begin exporting LNG from the terminal to other market in the U.S., the Caribbean or Latin America.

Mirant's presence in the Caribbean includes ownership and operation of power plants in Jamaica,Trinidad and Tobago, and the Bahamas.

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