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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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Richard E. Terry, the chairman and chief executive officer of Peoples Energy, will retire effective August 1. He will be succeeded by Thomas Patrick, now president and chief operating officer. Patrick will continue as president upon the transition. Terry will have completed a 30-year career with Peoples Energy, having originally joined the legal department and served for over 11 years as chairman and CEO. Patrick, who has been with the company for 26 years, oversaw the company's utility subsidiaries and managed regulatory affairs and gas supply until 1998.

CMS Energy has promoted Michael VanHemert to the new position of vice president and secretary of CMS Enterprises, the diversified energy business unit. He will manage CMS Enterprises' corporate secretary activities as well as CMS Energy's investor services and corporate records areas. He will continue to serve as deputy general counsel of CMS Energy, in which position he is responsible for financing and securities matters.

Gary Cardone is resigning from Dynegy Europe, to take leave of absence for an undetermined length of time. Cardone was responsible for initiating gas trading in Britain when he helped create British Gas' energy trading division in 1994.

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