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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
Virginia Power Plant Faces Opposition
LCG, Sept. 17, 20A plan by the U.S. arm of Belgian utility Tractebel to build a power plant in northernmost Virginia is meeting with strong local "not in my backyard" sentiment as well as opposition from the Virginia State Corporation Commission.Tractebel has plans for either a 1,400 megawatt facility or a smaller, 535 megawatt plant, either of which would be fueled by natural gas and built on an 82 acre site south of Leesburg. Power would be sold into the regional wholesale market once the Virginia electric industry opens to competition next year.Much of the opposition to the plant comes from residents of the semi-rural countryside who live within commute distance of the national capital. These days, when you buy a farm you don't want anything as ugly as a tractor to spoil the view. Local critics also contend that the plant would be built to provide power to out-of-state customers.The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, which would be required to approve a zoning change for the larger version, unanimously opposed any plant on the Leesburg site.In August, the staff of the Virginia Corporation Commission recommended that the commission's examiner deny Tractebel's application to build the plant. The staff report cites the local opposition, zoning appeals by critics of the project and uncertainty surrounding gas delivery to the proposed plant.Tractebel's Mark Berry still confident the plant well get state approval. "We don't want to presuppose what the commission will do," he says "but of course we are optimistic." He also rebuts critics who argue the plant is built to provide energy for New York and other far-off places. "Our intention is to sell in Virginia," he says.
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