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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
Nevada Power Says High-Priced Power Could Boost Rates
LCG, Mar. 5, 2002--The first day of a series of rate filing hearings by Nevada Power Co., the utility, elicited a note of caution on a possible additional 15 percent rate increase request.The 15 percent would be in addition to an increase included in the filing being considered, which the utility says is based on the need to recover fuel and wholesale power costs paid last summer. The possible 15 percent rate request disclosed by senior vice president Steve Oldham would be needed, he said, if power purchase contracts that spread costs over time cannot be obtained. The energy costs already incurred total $922 million, and would be spread over three years, beginning April 1. If approved, the increase in the filing plus the impact of non-energy expenses would amount to a 23 percent boost in rates.At the hearing, which took place Monday, Oldham noted that he was optimistic about the possibility of signing longer-term contracts, before more costly contracts were necessary at a later date. If a request for a one-year increase is made, it would take place with the next energy rate case, on Dec. 1.Nevada Power last month requested unsuccessfully that the payback period for the $922 million be extended to six years, rather than the three years required by state law. Part of that cost would be made up of a 9.66 interest charge on the unpaid balance, which the company has justified as being necessary to provide sufficient return of capital to shareholders in the utility.According to Dennis Schiffel, chief financial officer of the company, the rating services Moodys and Standard & Poors are considering a downgrade of the utilitys debt below investment grade. This would trigger an increase in borrowing costs.
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