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In Memory of Rajat Deb: Inspiring Man of Ideas and Remarkable Silicon Valley Archetype

By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.

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LRE Achieves Key Milestones Across 725 MW Oklahoma Solar Portfolio Supporting Google Operations

LCG, July 7, 2026--LRE (Leeward Renewable Energy) today celebrated major operational and construction milestones across its Oklahoma solar portfolio during a ribbon-cutting event. The Oklahoma portfolio represents approximately $1.5 billion in investment, and the projects comprise one of the largest solar portfolios in the state. These projects, with a combined capacity of 725 MW, deliver electricity that supports Google operations, strengthens grid reliability, and helps meet growing electricity demand while contributing to Oklahoma's growing economy.

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Lawsuit Filed to Void Long-Term Electricity Contracts

LCG, May 1, 2002-California Senator Tom McClintock of Thousand Oaks (R ) filed a lawsuit this morning in California Superior Court alleging an energy consultant violated the law in writing long-term energy contracts.

McClintock's suit asserts that state energy consultant Vikram Budhraja did not follow government code when he assisted negotiation of last year's electricity contracts.

California government employees are forbidden to write contracts in which there is conflict of interest, such as if a retainer exceeds five percent of a person's total yearly income.

Budhraja has served at several executive posts for Edison International, parent to Southern California Edison utility, and resigned in January of 2000. Reportedly Edison International gave Budhraja a retainer of over $100,000 last year and renewed the retainer for 2002. His own company is under contract to receive - over about a 3 year period starting in 2001 - $6.2 million from California for consulting work.

Southern California Edison's generation division, Edison Mission Energy, now has a ten-year contract with California's Department of Water Resources, but Edison Mission insists that Budhraja was not involved with that contract.

Department of Water Resources spokesman Oscar Hidalgo also asserts that the suit has no merit and is merely a political move on the part of McClintock.

The suit has been filed in the wake of the renegotiation of eight long-term California energy contracts, rewritten because they were deemed unreasonably costly.

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