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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
Nebraska Nuke's Future Uncertain
LCG, May 10, 2002--The largest generating unit in Nebraska, Nebraska Public Power District's Cooper nuclear plant, may be shut down at the end of power purchase agreements through 2004, more than a decade before its operating license is due to expire.The NPPD is considering several options for the plant, which sells most of its output to MidAmerican Energy Co. and Lincoln Electric System. Perhaps the most serious issue is the need to cover decommissioning costs, which are estimated at $500 million, and out of which $297 million has been paid through installments into a fund. In 2000, a court allowed the two large customers to stop covering the costs, pending review.NPPD might have to recover decommissioning costs through higher power prices, a result that the power purchasers have indicated would cause them to buy elsewhere. In addition, the 778-megawatt plant is one of only two plants in the country considered to meet only the absolute minimum operating conditions set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Inspections-related costs stemming from the poor rating impact NPPD with up to $5 million in extra expenses.Although NPPD will seek new purchasers for Cooper's output, the cost of lengthy outages may cause Cooper to lose out if it attempts to sell take-or-pay contracts, in which repair costs are explicitly covered by the buyer regardless of whether it is receiving power. The power district is currently unable to sell the plant under the law.
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