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Oglethorpe Power Announces Selection of Kiewit Subsidiary as EPC Partner for New 1,425-MW Combined-cycle Facility in Georgia

LCG, January 13, 2026--Oglethorpe Power today announced it has selected Kiewit Corporation through its subsidiary, The Industrial Company (TIC), as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) partner for its new combined-cycle (CC), natural gas-fired power plant in Monroe County, Georgia. The new, 1,425-MW facility represents a capital investment of more than $3 billion. Commercial operation of the new generation capacity is planned to commence in 2029.

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Meta Announces Up to 6.6 GW of Nuclear Projects to Power American AI

LCG, January 9, 2026--Meta today announced new, landmark agreements that will (i) extend and expand the operation of three existing nuclear power plants and (ii) drive the development of advanced nuclear technology. Meta's new agreements with Vistra, TerraPower, and Oklo follow Meta's request for proposals (RFP) issued last month. Meta expects these projects to deliver up to 6.6 GW of new and existing clean nuclear energy by 2035.

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FPL Adds 600 Megawatts of Wind Power Nationally

LCG, Oct. 21, 2002--An announcement was issued by FPL Energy today detailing four wind projects it is developing in the Western, Midwestern, and Eastern United States.

The New Mexico Wind Energy Center is expected to begin operation in 2003, with a maximum capacity of 204 megawatts. The Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) will purchase output produced by the center, located in the eastern part of the state.

Northern California will be home to the High Winds Energy Center, with outut being sold to PacifiCorp Power Marketing, Inc. Operation of the 150-megawatt facility is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2003.

Interstate Power and Light Company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, will purchase power from the Hancock County Wind Energy Center. The northern Iowa facility is expected to begin operating by the end of 2002, and will have a maximum capacity of 98 megawatts.

A second project expected to start operating by the end of the current year is the Mountaineer Wind Energy Center, with a rating of 66 megawatts. The Mountaineer facility is sited in northern West Virginia.

In addition to development at these wind farms, FPL Energy is planning an expansion at the Stateline Clean Energy Center, where maximum capacity will be increased by 37 megawatts, to 300 megawatts overall. It is also purchasing wind farms representing 123 megawatts of potential capacity from National Wind Power, in Texas and Pennsylvania.
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