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NextEra Energy and Google Collaborate on Accelerating Nuclear Power Deployment

LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.

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Google Announces Gas-fired Broadwing Energy Project with CCS

LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.

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India's Videocon Eyes Enron's Dabhol Power

LCG, Dec. 10, 2001--Indian consumer electronics and home appliance giant Videocon is looking for a partner with which to make a bid for Dabhol Power Co., the troubled Enron Corp. project that is India's largest single foreign investment.

Venugopal Dhoot, Videocon's chairman confirmed his company's interest to the Business Standard newspaper on Saturday.

"We are looking at acquiring stake in Dhabol," he said. "We are unlikely to go it alone and are looking at the possibility of roping in a multinational power company as a partner."

Videocon would buy Enron's 65 percent in Dabhol and the 10 percent shares owned by General Electric Co. and Bechtel Enterprises. The remaining 15 percent belongs to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board.

The paper said Videocon has already talked to the state government of Maharashtra and has written to the Industrial Development Bank of India, a key lender to Dhabol, expressing its interest in the company.

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