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OG&E and Google Announce Contract for Three Data Centers in Oklahoma

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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Graphic Packaging and NextEra Energy Resources Sign 250-MW Virtual Power Purchase Agreement

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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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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