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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
Virginia's Governor Signs Clean Energy Legislation
LCG, April 14, 2020--The Governor of Virginia announced Sunday that he is signing the Virginia Clean Economy Act and amending the Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act that requires Virginia to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
"These new clean energy laws propel Virginia to leadership among the states in fighting climate change," said the Governor. "They advance environmental justice and help create clean energy jobs. In Virginia, we are proving that a clean environment and a strong economy go hand-in-hand."
The Virginia Clean Economy Act was passed as House Bill 1526 and Senate Bill 851. The Act incorporates clean energy plans that the Governor issued in an executive order last September. The law establishes renewable portfolio standards (RPS) for Virginia that includes requiring Dominion Energy Virginia to be 100 percent carbon-free by 2045 and Appalachian Power to be 100 percent carbon-free by 2050. Furthermore, the Act requires nearly all coal-fired plants to close by the end of 2024.
The renewable requirements in the Act provide that, prior to the end of 2034, up to 5,200 MW of offshore wind generation is "in the public interest." The Act also establishes that 16,100 MW of solar and onshore wind is "in the public interest" and requires Virginia's largest energy companies to install or acquire more than 3,100 MW of energy storage capacity.
In any application before the State Corporation Commission to construct a new generating facility, the utility must include the social cost of carbon, as determined by the Commission, and the Commission may adopt any rules it deems necessary to determine the social cost of carbon.
The Act declares energy efficiency pilot programs to be "in the public interest." It creates a new program to reduce the energy burden for low-income customers, and it requires the Department of Social Services and the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene stakeholders to develop recommendations to implement this program. The Act sets an energy efficiency resource standard, requiring third party review of whether energy companies meet savings goals.
The Clean Energy and Community Flood Preparedness Act was passed as House Bill 981 and Senate Bill 1027. The Act establishes a carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program to reduce emissions from power plants, in compliance with the RGGI. The Department of Environmental Quality will establish and operate an auction program to sell allowances into a market-based trading program.
The Governor stated, "By joining RGGI, Virginia will take part in a proven, market-based program for reducing carbon pollution in a manner that protects consumers. I am proposing important refinements and I look forward to signing it into law soon."
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