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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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Calpine to Develop 500 Megawatt Louisiana Plant

LCG, Jan. 29, 2001Calpine Corp. said Friday it had acquired from Cogentrix Corp. of North Carolina the development rights for a 500 megawatt merchant power plant to be built near Bogalusa, La.

Construction of the $300 million Washington Parish Energy Center is expected to being "shortly," Calpine said, and commercial operation is penciled in for mid-2002.

Diana Naylor Knox, a senior vice president of Calpine, said "We view Louisiana as a growth market, and this acquisition solidifies Calpine's position in the Louisiana wholesale market as well as the Southeastern Electricity Reliability Council."

Calpine said the plant will use two natural gas combustion turbines in combined cycle with a single steam turbine to produce 490 megawatts of base load power and will have the ability to ramp up to 577 megawatts during periods of peak demand.

Calpine said it will manage all aspects of project development including engineering and design, construction, fuel supply, operations and power marketing. The facility is expected to contribute more than $40 million in property taxes to Washington Parish over the life of the plant.

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