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LCG, April 30, 2026--OG&E, the operating subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp., announced today that it will power three new data centers that Google announced in Muskogee and Stillwater, Oklahoma last year. As part of the agreement, Google will also make power generation capacity available from two solar facilities in Stephens and Muskogee Counties that are currently under construction. The data centers and associated Electric Service Agreements are expected to provide economic growth for local communities and the state, contribute to grid stability, and benefit OG&E's current customers.
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LCG, April 29, 2026--Graphic Packaging Holding Company today announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. With the VPPA agreement, NextEra Energy Resources plans to build the Selenite Springs Energy Center, a 250-MW solar energy facility in West Texas, and Graphic Packaging will be the sole buyer of the facility's renewable energy attribute certificates. Graphic Packaging, a global provider of sustainable consumer packaging, expects the agreement to cover approximately 43 percent of its 2025 electricity usage in the U.S. and Canada. The agreement will advance Graphic Packaging's commitment to source renewable electricity and reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Industry News
AWEA Issues Fourth Quarter 2018 Market Report
LCG, February 6, 2019--The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) recently released its new U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2018 Market Report. AWEA reports new wind turbine installations have added 5,944 MW of electric generating capacity during the fourth quarter, which results in year-to-date installations totaling 7,588 MW. The total installations represent an eight percent increase over 2017, but the total for 2018 falls short of total annual installations for 2015 and 2016. The total U.S. installed capacity is now 96,488 MW.
In addition to new capacity additions, developers completed 909 MW of partial repowerings in the fourth quarter, resulting in 1,237 MW of partial repowerings and 107 MW of full repowerings for the year.
At the end of 2018, AWEA reports there were 16,521 MW of wind capacity under construction and 18,574 MW in advanced development. The combined 35,095 MW is a decline from the recent high in the third quarter due to the large volume of projects entering commercial operation, but still represents a 22 percent year-over-year increase.
Wind capacity installations in Texas totaled 2,359 MW for the year; Iowa trailed well behind, with 1,120 MW installed, and Colorado finished third, with 600 MW installed. Other top states installing over 500 MW of wind capacity are: Oklahoma (576 MW), Nebraska (558 MW), Kansas (543 MW) and Illinois (529 MW).
Texas retains its number one ranking with respect to cumulative wind power installations, with 24,899 MW, followed by Iowa (8,422 MW) and Oklahoma (8,072 MW).
The top five owners of new wind capacity installed in 2018 are: NextEra Energy Resources (1,406 MW), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (1,329 MW), Enel Green Power North America (802 MW), Xcel Energy (600 MW) and EDP Renewables North America (317 MW).
In 2018 GE Renewable Energy captured 40 percent of U.S. wind turbine capacity installations, followed by Vestas (38 percent), Nordex USA (11 percent) and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (eight percent) of installations. The majority of turbines commissioned last year have a nameplate capacity between 2 MW and 3 MW, while nearly a quarter of projects used turbines rated 3 MW and above.
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