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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
Geothermal Energy is Back on the Menu
LCG, March 12, 2025--Geothermal energy is resurfacing as a potential key element of America's energy future. The Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary highlighted next-generation geothermal energy as a future domestic source of reliable, 24x7 power supply to meet the growing demand for electricity in the U.S.
“This is just an awesome resource that’s under our feet. Let’s work together to better energize our country, improve quality of life, drive AI innovation, support manufacturing reshoring, and stop rising electricity prices,” the DOE Secretary stated recently.
"I'm encouraged that the Department of Energy has recognized natural gas, geothermal, and nuclear as priorities," said the Executive Director of the Hamm Institute for American Energy Geothermal at a geothermal roundtable at Oklahoma State University. "Geothermal has the potential to be another source of reliable energy and can be a tremendous asset to American economic security. Particularly as they can leverage the oil and natural gas industry's innovative drilling practices, technology, and skilled workforce."
Geothermal capacity in the U.S. today only totals approximately 4 GW, and it is primarily located in California and Nevada. The conventional hydrothermal technology used at these plants relies on wells that produce hot water or steam from naturally permeable reservoirs up to a few kilometers underground.
Next-generation geothermal technologies are not reliant on these unique, natural subsurface conditions but will use advanced drilling and reservoir engineering to extract geothermal heat from rock formations that do not naturally host hydrothermal reservoirs, thereby greatly expanding the areas where geothermal facilities could be developed.
The DOE, in its report entitled, "Pathways to Commercial Liftoff: Next-Generation Geothermal Power," estimates that geothermal energy could provide 90 GW of capacity by 2050, and up to 300 GW depending on the development of storage capabilities and other emerging technologies.
Geothermal projects are beginning to emerge. For example, GE Vernova Inc., in collaboration with The Energy & Geoscience Institute at The University of Utah (EGI) and others, announced March 12 that they were shortlisted by U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) to study how to utilize the nation's geothermal energy supply to increase our national security.
The collaboration will consider the designs of power plants at Department of Defense (DoD) installations and the development of business model for each project. The collaboration could provide utility-scale, 5-MW capacity, 24x7 resilient power at approximately 50 DoD sites in the western U.S. and along the western Gulf of America. The project studies include geothermal assessment expertise, drilling, power generation and project development, power conversion, battery energy storage systems (BESS) integration, and microgrid design and control.
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