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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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New Hampshire Plans Legal Action Over New Source Review

LCG, Sept. 3, 2003--The EPA's recently announced changes to rules governing power plants' installation of emissions-reduction equipment will be the subject of a lawsuit by New Hampshire, the state's Attorney General, Peter Heed, has announced.

The lawsuit would be in additon to other pending litigation against EPA's changes to policy on "new source review" before the U.S. Court of Appeals, in the District of Columbia circuit. The new rules would increase the ability of power plant owners to install new equipment at existing facilities without having to also install devices to restrict pollution. Enforcement of the rules has been inconsistent and confusing, many plant owners have complained. Confusion over the implementation of the rules was cited as a problem by a judge in a recent lawsuit the agency brought. The suit nonethless resulted in a ruling in favor of the EPA. They also say it has led them to forego maintenance and modifications for enhanced efficiency on older facilities that they might otherwise undertake.

According to New Hampshire's Heed, "EPA has created a loophole that attempts to legalize what the Clean Air Act prohibits - increased air pollution from outdated industrial equipment. What this rule means for New Hampshire is more air pollution from upwind power plants, refineries and other industries that can avoid modern pollution controls." The rules apply to 17,000 facilities nationally, and could represent significant savings due to companies' ability to avoid additional investment under new source review, in the billions of dollars.
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