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Energy Vault and Jupiter Power Announce New Agreement for Battery Energy Storage System in Texas

LCG, June 4, 2025--Energy Vault Holdings Inc. (Energy Vault) and Jupiter Power (Jupiter) today announced the signing of an agreement for the supply of an additional battery energy storage system (BESS) at a Jupiter site in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region. The initial BESS project, located near Fort Stockton, Texas, was completed in July 2024, with a storage capacity 100 MW/200 MWh. The new BESS project will add another 100 MW/200 MWh of capacity. Construction has commenced, and the project is expected to achieve commercial operations by the end of this summer.

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NuScale Power Achieves Standard Design Approval from NRC for 77 MW SMR

LCG, May 30, 2025--NuScale Power Corporation (NuScale), a leading provider of advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology, yesterday announced that it has received design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for its uprated 77 MW power modules. NuScale states that it remains the only SMR technology company with design approval from the NRC, and the company remains on track for deployment by 2030, with 50- and 77-MW SMR options.

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First Energy and GPU Confirm Merger

LCG, Aug. 8, 2000--First energy Corp. and GPU Inc. this morning confirmed that Ohio-based First Energy will acquire GPU of New Jersey for $4.5 billion in cash and assumption of about $7.4 billion in GPU debt.

The combination will create the sixth-largest U.S. electric utility with around 4.3 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and new Jersey. It will have an equity value of some $8.5 billion.

Under an agreement approved unanimously by directors of both companies, GPU shareholders will receive the equivalent of $36.50 for each share of stock they own, payable in cash or in First Energy Common stock.

Operating subsidiaries of the two companies will retain their current names and headquarters. First Energy brings to the union four units, Ohio Edison Co., Pennsylvania Power Co., The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. and Toledo Edison Co.

GPUs subsidiaries are Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Metropolitan Edison Co. and Pennsylvania Electric Co.

PeterBurg, First Energys chairman and chief executive, said "By doubling the retail customer base and leveraging both companies' customer relationships, we will be able to maximize the utilization of our existing energy and related resources."

He pointed to more than 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity, natural gas from exploration and production operations, fiber optics and long-distance phone service from telecommunications operations; and a wide range of energy-related services.

Fred D. Hafer, his counterpart at GPU, called the deal an "extraordinary transaction for our shareholders and all of our other constituents." He will become chairman of First energy until he retires in three years. Burg, current chairman of First Energy, will be vice chairman until Hafer steps down and will lead the merger integration team. The new board will have 10 members from First Energys current board and 6 from GPUs.

Approval is required by each company's shareholders and various regulatory agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Federal Communications Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. State approvals in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey may be needed to complete the merger. The companies expect that themerger can be completed within 12 months.

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