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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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El Paso Replaces CEO

LCG, March 13, 2003El Paso Corporation announced that CEO William A. Wise is officially stepping down as CEO and that a new CEO has been chosen to take interim office.

Ronald Keuhn, Jr. will take Wises place while a permanent CEO is sought.Keuhn, who is 66, has served as a business consultant for two years and was non-executive chairman for the corporation for 14 months in 1999 and 2000.

The corporations decision to replace Wise comes at a time when shareholders have been seeking to replace El Pasos board members.

One of the companys largest shareholders, Selim K. Zilkha, has been at the head of the effort of change the board and owns some 8.9 million shares. The shares have dropped in value over the last two years by nearly $600 million.

Wise will continue to receive his salary plus half of his yearly bonus, in addition to pension benefits, for three years.

El Paso is the countrys largest natural gas pipeline company.

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