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OG&E and Google Announce Contract for Three Data Centers in Oklahoma

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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Graphic Packaging and NextEra Energy Resources Sign 250-MW Virtual Power Purchase Agreement

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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Powergen sells European Assets to NRG Energy

LCG, April 17, 2001Powergen Plc of the United Kingdom said this morning it has sold its mining and electric generation assets in Germany and Hungary to NRG Energy of the United States for 130 million ($187 million U.S.).

"The deal completes Powergen's strategic refocusing on the U.S. and UK energy markets and thesale of its international business, other than a minority stake in the holding companies for Powergen'sformer interests in Australia, India and other parts of Asia," the company said in a news release.

NRG will acquire Csepel I and II of Hungary as well as Powergen's interest in Germany's Mibrag GmbH and Saale Energie GmbH. The European assets earned 28 million ($40 million) in profits for Powergen last year.

Powergen said the sale was part of its debt reduction program that would result in corporate debt being slashed by 1.37 billion, "significantly ahead of the one billion pounds target originally set".

Last week, Powergen agreed to a takeover by German utility Eon for 9.6 billion including assumption of debt.

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