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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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FERC Approves Sierra Pacific-Portland General Combo

LCG, Nov. 22, 2000--The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday approved unanimously the application by Sierra pacific Resources Corp. to acquire Portland General Electric Co. from Enron Corp.

"FERC approval is a major milestone in Sierra Pacific's actions to acquire PGE," said Walter M. Higgins, chief executive. "This is a significant event for us, as well as for all of our customers, who will benefit from the efficiencies and combined success of merging our two companies."

Sierra Pacific said it has already obtained approval from the Oregon Public Utilities Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice. The only remaining approval must come from the U. S. Securities andExchange Commission, under the Public Utilities Holding Company Act. The transaction is expectedto close during the first quarter of next year.

In November 1999, Sierra Pacific announced its intent to acquire PGE, a utility serving about 720,000 electric customers in northwest Oregon.

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