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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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Pacific Power Plans Wind Project at Former Coal Mine

LCG, July 18, 2007--Pacific Power, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy, plans to develop a 99-MW wind project in Wyoming using part of a restored surface coal mine. The project willprovide additional renewable energy for the customers of Pacific Power.

The Glenrock Wind Energy Project will include 66 wind turbines. Construction is scheduled for next year, with operations to commence by October 2008. The project will be built about 12 miles north of Glenrock at Pacific Power's former Dave Johnston Coal Mine, a surface coal mine that operated for 40 years prior to being shut down in 2000. The site has been generally restored to its original appearance.

On July 3, Pacific Power requested a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Wyoming Public Service Commission and has submitted the project for review.

Pacific Power provides electric service to customers in Oregon, Washington and California and is part of PacifiCorp, which was acquired by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company in 2006. MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa-based utility subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, operates one of the largest fleets of wind farms in the country.









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