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AEP Announces 702-MW Bloom Fuel Cell Project to Serve Google in Wyoming

LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028.

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Constellation and Google Announce Strategic Collaboration that Includes 890 MW of New Nuclear Capacity to PJM Grid

LCG, October 6, 2026--Google and Constellation Energy today announced a long-term strategic clean energy collaboration to bring 890 MW of new, reliable, carbon-free nuclear capacity onto the PJM Interconnection grid to meet growing demand and increase grid reliability. The first uprate is expected to be delivered by 2028.

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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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