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DOE Announces Site Selection for Energy Infrastructure and AI Data Centers on Federal Lands

LCG, July 24, 2025--The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the next steps in the Trump administration’s plan to accelerate the development of AI infrastructure by using Federal lands to lower energy costs and help power the global AI race, as previously outlined in President Trump’s Executive Orders on Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure, Deploying Advanced Nuclear Reactor Technologies for National Security, and Unleashing American Energy.

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Enbridge Announces 600-MW Solar Project in Texas to Power Meta Data Center Operations

LCG, July 22, 2025--Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) today announced that it has reached a final investment decision on the Clear Fork solar project located near San Antonio, Texas. Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), has signed a long-term contract for all of the renewable power generated from the 600-MW project.

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AEP Buys Enron Wind Project in Texas

LCG, Jan. 2, 2002--American Electric Power Co. Inc. said Monday that it has acquired the 160-megawatt Indian Mesa Wind Power Project from Enron Wind Corp. for $175 million. The Enron unit will provide operations and maintenance services at the site, located near Iraan, 45 miles east of Fort Stockton, Texas.

Under terms of the agreement, AEP will assume responsibility for fulfillment of previously announced power supply arrangements with City Public Service, the municipal electric utility for San Antonio, Texas. CPS will buy all the power generated from the wind turbines under long-term agreements.

"We are pleased to add the Indian Mesa Wind Project to our growing fleet of renewable power generation resources," said Dwayne L. Hart, senior vice president of business development for AEP Energy Services, an AEP subsidiary. "The addition of Indian Mesa furthers our goal of enhancing the renewable portion of our overall generation portfolio. We're also pleased with the opportunity to establish a relationship with CPS."

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