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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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Vancouver Plant Comes Online

LCG, May 7, 2002--Calpine Corp. has announced that a natural gas-fired plant has come into operation.

The 230 MW combined-cycle Island Cogeneration facility is located on Vancouver Island, near the Campbell River. British Columbia Hydro & Power Authority has a 20-year contract to purchase power from the plant.

The plant also has a 20-year agreement to supply about 90 tons of steam hourly to the Norske Canada pulp and paper mill.

Calpine, which purchased Island Cogeneration from Westcoast Energy Inc. in September of 2001, reports that this form of natural gas-fired generation is 40 percent more fuel efficient than older gas-fired plants.

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