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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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AES to Buy Control of Ukraine Electricity Distributor

LCG, April 18, 2001AES Corp. said yesterday it had won a bid to purchase a 75 percent interest in Kievoblenergo, the electric distribution business serving the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, for about $45.9 million.

AES said completion of the deal is subject to an official review of the bid by the Ukraine State Property Fund and the execution of a sale and purchase agreement.

Last year, Kievoblenergo distributed 3.84 million megawatt-hours of electricity to around 763,000 customers. The remaining 25 percent ownership of the business is either publicly traded or owned by employees of the company.

Garry Levesley, an AES vice president, said "The acquisition of Kievoblenergo represents ourfirst successful step into the Ukraine energy market. Our experience in operating 13 generating anddistribution businesses in Kazakhstan and The Republic of Georgia has prepared us well for entry intothis promising market."

Kievoblenergo is one of six distribution companies that are being privatized this month by thegovernment of Ukraine and is the largest of the 20 distribution companies slated to be sold under its privatization program.

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