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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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Elkhorn Ridge Wind Project Commences Operations

LCG, March 19, 2009--The Elkhorn Ridge Wind Project is now generating electricity and delivering power to the grid in Nebraska. The 80-MW project is located near Bloomfield, Nebraska and includes 27 wind turbines. The project cost $140 million.

Elkhorn Ridge is majority-owned by Edison Mission Group (EMG), a subsidiary of Edison International. One-third of the project is owned by Tenaska.

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) purchases all of the electricity generated by the wind farm and will in turn sell half of the power generated to Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska, Lincoln Electric System and Grand Island Utilities.
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