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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.

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Entergy Estimates Customer Savings of $5B from "Fair Share Plus" Data Center Agreements

LCG, March 6, 2026--Entergy yesterday announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from data center customer agreements in those states. Entergy, which completed its first data center customer agreement in 2024, projects the customer savings over the next 20 years and after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.

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Electric power technology corporation Cummins Inc. declared Susan Carter as Vice President - Corporate Controller on March 18, replace Bob Crane, who served Cummins for 25 years. Carter had been part of Honeywell for six years, most recently as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Transportation and Power Systems.

Dixie Barrett has been appointed as vice-president of trading services for Platts. Barrett previously served as vice-president of electronic trading services at Altra Energy Technologies.

Theodore Bennett will take over as corporate vice president of Oklahoma's Kerr-McGee Corporation. Bennet formed a human resources consulting firm last year and has served in executive positions at Comerica and Coca-Cola.

American Electric Power appoints vice president and associate general counsel. Hartsoe has been an attorney with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for eight years as well as holding positions at United Gas Pipeline Company, Enron, and Electric Power Supply Association.

Daniel E. Merchant II will become vice president of business development for Primen, a Wisconsin energy firm. Merchant has served as vice president of sales for USPowerSolutions and in various positions at Enercom.

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