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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.

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Entergy Estimates Customer Savings of $5B from "Fair Share Plus" Data Center Agreements

LCG, March 6, 2026--Entergy yesterday announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from data center customer agreements in those states. Entergy, which completed its first data center customer agreement in 2024, projects the customer savings over the next 20 years and after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.

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PG&E Unit Buys 16,000 Megawatts of Turbines

LCG, Sept. 12, 2000The National Energy Group unit of PG&E Corp. said yesterday it had signed contracts with manufacturers for 50 turbines representing about 16,000 megawatts of electric generation.

The PG&E unit will buy 23 turbines from GE Power Systems, 21 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and six from Siemens Westinghouse. The company said the turbines would be used around the U.S. in new power plant projects. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled through 2004.

"These purchase agreements indicate our dedication to our overall growth strategy," said ThomasG. Boren president and chief executive officer of PG&E National Energy Group. "With a substantialturbine procurement program, our commitments to satisfying regional energy needs and meeting ourdevelopment goals are well underway."

Boren said the company was "greatly diversifying" its presence around the U.S. "As we strengthen our foothold nationally with projects to meet critical market needs, we achieve a three-way win: value for our shareholders, confidence for our customers, and reliability for consumers," he said.

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