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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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Lebanese Cabinet Denies Rumors of Electricity Crisis

LCG, Jan. 18, 2002--The Lebanese Daily Star reported that Cabinet officials heard from Energy and Water Minister Mohammed Abdel-Hamid Beydoun at a routine session that no energy crisis was imminent.

Beydoun's remarks reportedly indicated that fuel oil stocks and expected additions would meet the requirements for the coming month. Further, he is to have said, rumored breakdowns at the Deir Ammar and Zahrani power plants were not true, due to the facilities' being diesel-powered. Leading the meeting were President Emile Lahoud and Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

Leaks to the press had indicated that blackouts might occur, a scenario which Information Minister Ghazi Aridi called "wrong." Aridi informed the press that talks between the Cabinet and Electricite du Liban Director-General Kamal Hayek will be held to clear up all issues regarding power security.

Lahoud has urged that dams approved by the government be brought into operation as soon as possible in order to obtain all possible benefits from hydropower.

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