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Constellation and Google Announce Strategic Collaboration that Includes 890 MW of New Nuclear Capacity to PJM Grid

LCG, October 6, 2026--Google and Constellation Energy today announced a long-term strategic clean energy collaboration to bring 890 MW of new, reliable, carbon-free nuclear capacity onto the PJM Interconnection grid to meet growing demand and increase grid reliability. The first uprate is expected to be delivered by 2028.

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Department of Energy Announces $4.2 Billion Investment to Boost Nuclear Power in Pennsylvania and Ohio

LCG, October 5, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) today announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Vistra’s nuclear fleet in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The projects are expected to preserve nearly 4 GW of carbon-free, baseload power and add 433 MW of new nuclear capacity that will support the growing electricity demand across the PJM region.

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Dominion Has Peakers Up in Penn., Ohio, W.Va.

LCG, June 21, 2002--Three announcements were released by Dominion Energy on a total of 1,500 megawatts of new gas-fired peaking capacity in the neighboring states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

In Pennsylvania's Armstrong County, a 600-megawatt facility, made up of four General Electric Model GE 7 FA combustion turbines, has begun operation. The plant site is about 33 miles north of Pittsburgh. Natural gas is accessible through a nearby Consolidated Natural Gas Company pipeline, and CNG's South Bend Compressor Station.

A second Dominion plant that is also rated at 600 megawatts, and which consists of four combustion turbines, is up in Troy Township, Ohio. The plant will typically provide power during peak demand, during periods of extremely high or low temperatures. Troy is located in southwest Ohio, about 10 miles north of Dayton International Airport.

In Pleasants County, West Virginia, Dominion also has two General Electric model GE 7FA combustion turbines capable of producing 300 megawatts. Pleasants County is in the Mid-Ohio Valley region, on the border with Ohio.

Dominion Energy serves as an electric power generation and natural gas transportation business of Dominion, whose subsidiaries serve customers in five states.megawatts are online.
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