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Avangrid and Puget Sound Energy Sign PPA, Including Upgrade and Life Extension, for Washington Wind Project

LCG, May 19, 2026--Avangrid, Inc., a member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced the signing of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) for the 199.5-MW Big Horn I wind project in Klickitat County, Washington. This agreement represents the fourth PPA executed by the two companies for projects in the Pacific Northwest.

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DOE Acts to Ensure Key Coal-fired Power Plants Are Available in MISO to Supply Peak Summer Demands

LCG, May 18, 2026--The U.S. Secretary of Energy today issued an emergency order to address critical grid reliability issues in the Midwest anticipated this summer. The order is in effect beginning on May 19, 2026, through August 16, 2026. The emergency order directs the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), in coordination with Consumers Energy, to ensure that the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant (Campbell Plant) in West Olive, Michigan shall take all steps necessary to remain available to operate and to minimize costs for the region.

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Rate Increases Since '90 Greatest in Nevada

LCG, Sept. 10, 2003--Californians and New Yorkers can still lay claim to paying the highest rates for electric power, but those rates have not risen as fast since 1990 as those in Nevada, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical arm of the Department of Energy.

The average increase across Nevada-based investor-owned and municipal utilities and cooperatives taken into consideration was 60%. The average family in the Las Vegas area, served by Nevada Power Co., pays $107.88, up from $62.75, and has experienced a 74% increase. Nevada Power obtains 60% of its requirements for power from other suppliers at peak-demand hours, said the executive vice president of Nevada Power's owner, Sierra Pacific Resources, Michael Yackira. Rates for all state residents are about 30% less than those paid by California residents.

In neighboring Arizona, rates actually fell, by 11.8%, to an average residential rate of 7.91 cents per kilowatt-hour.

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