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Constellation and Google Announce Strategic Collaboration that Includes 890 MW of New Nuclear Capacity to PJM Grid

LCG, October 6, 2026--Google and Constellation Energy today announced a long-term strategic clean energy collaboration to bring 890 MW of new, reliable, carbon-free nuclear capacity onto the PJM Interconnection grid to meet growing demand and increase grid reliability. The first uprate is expected to be delivered by 2028.

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Department of Energy Announces $4.2 Billion Investment to Boost Nuclear Power in Pennsylvania and Ohio

LCG, October 5, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) today announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Vistra’s nuclear fleet in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The projects are expected to preserve nearly 4 GW of carbon-free, baseload power and add 433 MW of new nuclear capacity that will support the growing electricity demand across the PJM region.

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TransCanada Completes Ontario Power Plant

LCG, Aug. 17, 2000--TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. said yesterday its TransCanada Power unit had completed construction of its Calstock power plant adjacent to the companys Canadian Mainline natural gas pipeline compressor station near Hearst in the province of Ontario.

"We are pleased with the completion of the Calstock facility, which is a value-added addition to (our) portfolio of high-quality power facilities," said Doug Baldwin, TransCanada's chief executive.

The Calstock power plant is a 35 megawatt facility fueled two-thirds by wood waste and one-third by waste heat from the compressor station. Power generated by the plant is sold under a 20-year contract to Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation, a successor to Ontario Hydro.

TransCanadatransports about 77 per cent of western Canada's natural gas production over its 24,000 miles of pipeline, with 60 per cent of total volume delivered to the United States.

TransCanada Power owns six operating power plants in Canada and the U.S. and expects to have a seventh plant in operations this quarter. The total generating capacity of the firm is 328 megawatts.

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