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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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Williams Denies Taking Plants Off Line Illegitimately

LCG, October 3, 2002In response to a CPUC allegation that certain energy companies manipulated the California power market by operating plants below capacity, Williams Cos. denied that the company ever participated in such behavior.

Williams Cos., along with Dynegy, Duke, Mirant, Reliant, and AES, wasdiscussed in a report by the California Public Utilities Commission, which argued that they failed to furnish as much power as was available during the California energy crisis of 2000/2001.

Williams announced in a press release Tuesday that it did not shut down its plants for any reasons other than for legitimate maintenance or air quality regulations and that it did not withhold capacity in order to manipulate the market.

State Sen. Joe Dunn, the California legislator heading an investigation into power market manipulation, has said that the California Independent System Operator should have been able to detect that power was available during the energy crisis, and referred in general to companies' justifications for their operations as not "getting to the core of the matter."

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