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LCG, April 30, 2026--OG&E, the operating subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp., announced today that it will power three new data centers that Google announced in Muskogee and Stillwater, Oklahoma last year. As part of the agreement, Google will also make power generation capacity available from two solar facilities in Stephens and Muskogee Counties that are currently under construction. The data centers and associated Electric Service Agreements are expected to provide economic growth for local communities and the state, contribute to grid stability, and benefit OG&E's current customers.
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LCG, April 29, 2026--Graphic Packaging Holding Company today announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with NextEra Energy Resources, LLC. With the VPPA agreement, NextEra Energy Resources plans to build the Selenite Springs Energy Center, a 250-MW solar energy facility in West Texas, and Graphic Packaging will be the sole buyer of the facility's renewable energy attribute certificates. Graphic Packaging, a global provider of sustainable consumer packaging, expects the agreement to cover approximately 43 percent of its 2025 electricity usage in the U.S. and Canada. The agreement will advance Graphic Packaging's commitment to source renewable electricity and reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Industry News
FPL, Entergy Can't Iron Out Differences, Merger Dead
LCG, April 2, 2001Entergy Corp. and FPL Group Inc. said this morning that they are giving up on their planned $6.3 billion merger after failing to resolve differences that had arisen during transition talks between the two companies.Both sides agreed not to seek termination fees unless either enters into a similar deal with another company in the next nine months.Though characterized as a "merger of equals" when it was announced, that it was a takeover of Entergy by FPL was apparent from the way the new management would be structures. Entergy said its financial advisors concluded that there was insufficient premium for Entergy shareholders for that kind of deal.Entergy also said FPL balked at creation of the decentralized corporate structure proposed in the merger agreement."FPL's approach is focused on owning and managing assets to create value through operations andefficiency improvement," Entergy said in a news release. "Entergy's approach emphasizes developingskills, relationships, and proprietary systems to create value around assets through superior marketknowledge and effective risk management."FPL complained in its own statement that "a principal reason for FPL Group's decision centered on discrepancies in Entergy's financial forecasts." Entergy Chairman Robert Luft noted that Entergy has exceeded Wall Street profit estimates for 11 straight quarters.
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