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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
CA Regulators to Vote Today on Rate Hike Revenue
LCG, October 24, 2002-The CPUC will vote today on whether or not to allow California utilities to use rate hike money for purposes other than buying electricity.Last year the California Public Utilities Commission permitted Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric utility to increase their retail electricity rates by a total of $0.04 per kilowatt-hour in order that the utilities meet some of their debt payments. In January last year, the CPUC allowed a one cent increase, and in March of last year, an additional three-cent increase was allowed, after which Pacific Gas & Electric utility declared bankruptcy.The CPUC passed these "overcollections" because the mandated price of retail power was not high enough during the energy crisis of 2000/2001 to cover the cost of wholesale power, and the utilities were having trouble staying out of the red.CPUC President Loretta Lynch came out with a proposal to allow the utilities to do whatever was needed with the revenue from the two rate hikes; currently the utilities must use overcollections to purchase power. The spot price of wholesale power has been below retail rates for over a year, and Lynch's proposal is intended to allow some of the revenue from overcollections to be used to restore the utilities' financial health.The utilities clearly support the plan, which offers them more freedom to spend ratepayers' money where it is needed. Consumer advocates, however, such as those from the Utility Reform Network, call it the "it's our surcharge and we'll do what we please with it" decision.
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