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SPP and Member Utilities Successfully Achieve Western Expansion Milestone

LCG, April 2, 2026--Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced that the expansion of its service territory into the Western Interconnection has been a success. The milestone makes SPP the first regional transmission organization (RTO) with services spanning the Eastern and Western Interconnections. Its member organizations, which cover all or part of 17 states, can now benefit from a more operationally and geographically diverse integrated system.

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Holtec Achieves Milestone towards Restarting Palisades Nuclear Facility and Advances Plans to Build Two SMRs at Palisades Site

LCG, March 31, 2026--Holtec International yesterday announced that it successfully completed a milestone test necessary to return Holtec's Palisades Nuclear Generating Station to service. The 805-MW pressurized water reactor (PWR) is located in Michigan and was shut down by Entergy in May 2022. Holtec acquired the facility in June 2022 and has pursued a path to return the plant to service.

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Pacific Power Plans Wind Project at Former Coal Mine

LCG, July 18, 2007--Pacific Power, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy, plans to develop a 99-MW wind project in Wyoming using part of a restored surface coal mine. The project willprovide additional renewable energy for the customers of Pacific Power.

The Glenrock Wind Energy Project will include 66 wind turbines. Construction is scheduled for next year, with operations to commence by October 2008. The project will be built about 12 miles north of Glenrock at Pacific Power's former Dave Johnston Coal Mine, a surface coal mine that operated for 40 years prior to being shut down in 2000. The site has been generally restored to its original appearance.

On July 3, Pacific Power requested a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Wyoming Public Service Commission and has submitted the project for review.

Pacific Power provides electric service to customers in Oregon, Washington and California and is part of PacifiCorp, which was acquired by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company in 2006. MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa-based utility subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, operates one of the largest fleets of wind farms in the country.









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