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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
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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The Locational Marginal Price Model (LMP) Network Power Model
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The Gas Procurement and Competitive Analysis System
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