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SPP's Western Expansion Set for Implementation on April 1

LCG, March 13, 2026--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) announced yesterday that leaders from the participating organizations voted unanimously to proceed as planned with expanding its regional transmission organization (RTO) services into the Western Interconnection. SPP sees the decision to proceed as planned as a strong signal of confidence as SPP and its partner utilities prepare for this key milestone, which will occur overnight between March 31 and April 1.

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Entergy Estimates Customer Savings of $5B from "Fair Share Plus" Data Center Agreements

LCG, March 6, 2026--Entergy yesterday announced approximately $5 billion in total savings for 2.3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi resulting from data center customer agreements in those states. Entergy, which completed its first data center customer agreement in 2024, projects the customer savings over the next 20 years and after the regulatory approval or acknowledgement of the public service commissions in those states.

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Japan Considers Increased Gas Deregulation

LCG, December 26, 2002A Japanese Economy Ministry group has recommended opening the retail natural gas market to 44% of demand in 2004 and over 50% in 2007.

Japan already has made steps to deregulate its retail gas industry since 1995. Currently gas sellers that are not gas utilities can sell retail gas to commercial and industrial users at the rate of about 1 million cubic meters per year, or roughly 37% of all demand.

Now a group within the Ministry of Economy has advised a Japanese economic advisory board to allow 44% of natural gas to be sold in a deregulated market starting April 2004, and by April 2007, to deregulate over 50%.

Japanese officials have also discussed complete gas deregulation after 2007.

An advisory group will meet in January to discuss these suggestions, public commentary will follow, and another meeting will be held in February before any recommendations will be sent to Minister of Trade Takeo Hiranuma.

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