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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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GE to Service Southern Co. Plants in $575 Million Deal

LCG, Sept. 29, 2000The GE Power Systems unit of General Electric Co. said yesterday it has received multi-year contracts from The Southern Co. covering service of combined-cycle power plants being built by the Atlanta-based utility in the southeastern United States. GE said the total value of the contracts was $575 million.

The long-term service agreements support turbine generators, steam turbines, control systems and auxiliary equipment, GE said.

GE said the combined-cycle systems will be located at the Wansley Power Station in Roopville, Ga., the Goat Rock Power Station in Smith, Ala., and at several other sites yet to be announced. The plants are scheduled for commercial operation over the years 2001 to 2004.

The contracts are in addition to $450 million worth of service agreements covering other Southern Co. plants. Those contracts, signed in 1998 and 1999, provide support to five power plants.

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