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RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company Sign Long-term PPA for 200 MW Wind Project

LCG, December 18, 2025--RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, today announced their partnering to provide new wind power generation capacity online to meet Indiana’s growing electricity demand. The companies signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the total output from RWE’s 200 MW Prairie Creek wind project in Blackford County, Indiana. I&M will purchase electricity from the wind project, which will further diversify its portfolio and be consistent with its all-of-the-above strategy to secure generation for its rapidly growing electricity demand.

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NRC Renews Operating Licenses for Constellation's Nuclear Reactors at Clinton and Dresden Facilities

LCG, December 16, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has renewed the operating licenses of Constellation LLC’s Clinton Unit 1 in Clinton, Illinois, and Dresden Units 2 and 3, near Morris, Illinois, for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates. The combined capacity of these three, Illinois-based nuclear units is 2,925 MW, and the operating license extension will enable the units to generate carbon-free power through about 2050.

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Judge Okays $3.3 Billion SoCal Ed Settlement

LCG, Oct. 8, 2001--U.S. District Judge Ronald S. W. Lew on Friday approved a $3.3 billion rescue plan for Southern California Edison Co. agreed to between the California Public Utilities Commission and the utility last Tuesday.

Under terms of the settlement, described more fully in last Wednesday's edition of EnergyOnline Daily News, SoCal Ed's current rates will remain in effect until at least 2003, the company will pay no dividends until at least 2004 and will use $300 million in cash it currently has on hand.

The utility said it hopes to pay off all its creditors by February of next year. Ted Craver, chief financial officer of SoCal Ed's parent holding company Edison International Inc., said "We're looking for a big bang in terms of paying everybody in the first quarter."

Edison International lawyer Steve Pickett praised the ruling, calling the settlement "a very critical first step necessary to create the cash flow to pay creditors," but added it was too early to say when the company would start paying its larger creditors.

On September 28, five big power producers demanded in a letter to SoCal Ed that the utility meet with them within two weeks to work out a payment plan, with the implication that they would drag the company into bankruptcy court if it failed to comply.

Reliant Energy Inc., Mirant Corp., Dynegy Inc., Enron Corp. and Puget Sound Energy Co. signed the letter and two of them, Reliant and Mirant, filed a joint objection with Judge Lew, saying the settlement agreement does not spell out exactly how they will get paid.

Patrick Dorinson, a spokesman for Mirant, said "We are disappointed in this rush to judgment when this complex secret agreement was made public just a few days ago. There is still no process established to ensure that Mirant's debts will be paid in full."

Reliant's Richard Wheatley remained skeptical. "Our hope is that Edison's commitment to pursue the fair and equitable resolution of the claims of its creditors is legitimate and will avert the need of creditors to pursue other remedies," he said.

California Gov. Gray Davis, who has found it impossible to get legislative backing for a so-called "rescue plan" for SoCal Ed, praised the decision. "My thanks goes to Judge Lew, and all the parties whose hard work protected thousands of jobs and ensured there will be no rate increase for Edison's customers," the governor said Friday.

Nor will there be a rate decrease. SoCal Ed customers will continue to pay for at least two years rates that include the huge temporary emergency increase pushed through earlier this year by Davis and his appointed regulators.

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