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Southwest Power Pool Board Approves New Process to Accelerate High Impact Large Load Connections

LCG, September 16, 2025--Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) Board of Directors today announced that the Board approved a process to facilitate the connection of large users of electricity to the power grid while continuing to support energy needs for the entire region. SPP's new process is designed to incorporate transmission service, generation, load interconnection and other relevant reliability studies into a single framework that enables timely, informed decision-making and action.

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Longroad Energy Announces Financial Close of 1000 Mile Solar Project in Texas

LCG, September 15, 2025--Longroad Energy announced today the financial close of 1000 Mile Solar, its 300 MWac (400 MWdc) solar project in Yoakum County, Texas. Longroad Energy finalized a long-term offtake agreement with Meta late last year in the form of an Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement, which includes a financial settlement arrangement for the entire energy output of 1000 Mile Solar.

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Geoffrey S. Chatas has been named vice president for investor relations and corporatefinance by American Electric Power Co. Inc., effective January 1. He has been vice president for finance and assistant treasurer for two years.

Cary J. Claiborne has been appointed vice president for financial planning and analysis by Constellation Energy Group Inc. He joins the Baltimore-based utility holding company from Home Depot Corp., where he led the company's financial planning and analysis activities.

Shaker Kargar, an Uzbek member of Afghanistan's Northern Alliance, has been named minister of water and power in the provisional government of Afghanistan The selection was one of 30 made by four delegations in Bonn representing the Northern Alliance, the Rome group of exiles loyal to former King Mohammad Zaher Shah, and two smaller exile groups based in Cyprus and Peshawar, Pakistan.

Ellen Lindemann has been named vice president for product development and implementation by The Southern Co. A 23-year veteran of the company, she most recently served as product development director.

Kati F. Miller has been named vice president for human resources by Calpine Corp. She moves to Calpine after 17 years with Bank of America where she was most recently vicepresident for corporate compensation.

Joseph P. Tomasik has been elected vice president and chief development officer of CMS Energy Corp., replacing Doris Galvin who has resigned to pursue other interests. Tomasik, a 22-year veteran of CMS, has been vice president in charge of the company's regional development activities for Africa and the Middle East since 1998.

South Jersey Industries Announces Changes
South Jersey Industries Inc. has announced the following organizational changes at subsidiary South Jersey Energy, effective January 1, 2002.

  • Michael J. Renna, who formerly served as director of business and product development for South Jersey Industries, was elected a vice president of South Jersey Energy.

  • Joseph A. Rodio was promoted to assistant vice president of operations from director of gas marketing.

  • David Robbins Jr., who is manager of financial reporting for non-regulatory accounts for South Jersey Industries has taken on added responsibilities as treasurer of South Jersey Energy, effective December 1.

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