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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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Common Cause Wants DavisFined for Conflicts of Interest
LCG, Aug. 1, 2001The director of the California branch of Common Cause, a nonpartisan public interest group, said yesterday that the office of Gov. Gray Davis and the California Department of Water Resources should both be fined for violations of the state's Political Reform Act."I think there has been an alarming pattern from the governor's office of disregarding the state's conflict-of-interest laws," said Jim Knox, executive director of California Common Cause. "These are awfully smart people. It really surprises me that the governor's office seems to be unfamiliar with fundamental conflict-of-interest laws that govern all state and local government."Davis has argued that people hired as "consultants" were not required to submit financial disclosure information as are all state employees, but under pressure from state Secretary of State Bill Jones, a Republican who has his eye on Davis' job, finally requested them to do so.What he found out, if he didn't know it already, was that at least nine consultants and contractors hired earlier this year to buy power for the state or to advise state officials on energy policy had significant interests in power companies.The governor's legal affairs secretary, Barry Goode, ordered several of the consultants to sell their stock in the power companies or quit their jobs, but none seem to have done either. Last Friday, five were sacked for possible conflict-of-interest violations and a sixth quit on her own.Yesterday, EnergyOnline Daily News learned that Goode, himself, either owns or has recently owned stock in energy companies. This came on top of yesterday's news that Steve Maviglio, the governor's spokesman, owns stock in Calpine Corp. and Enron Corp.The Secretary State harrumphed "This latest demonstration of apparent corruption and illegality comes after a tumultuous week as the governor's office has attempted to conceal or reverse months of conflicts of interest and personal profiteering by those entrusted with billions of taxpayer dollars."Hilary McLean, an alternate mouthpiece for the governor, tried to brush the charges under the rug, calling the brouhaha a "witch hunt.""This whole story got generated by phone calls from the Secretary of State's Office, who was making phone calls on the taxpayer dime trying to gin up a politically motivated smear story," she said, "and I think he admirably succeeded, if that is your criteria."The singular is "criterion," but she could have said "if those are your criteria." If we can't have ethical conduct, at least give us good grammar.
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