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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
FirstEnergy to Sell a Total of 1,572 MW of Competitive Natural Gas and Hydro Assets
LCG, January 20, 2017--FirstEnergy Corp. yesterday announced it has entered into an agreement to sell four competitive natural gas generating plants in Pennsylvania and its competitive portion of a Virginia hydroelectric power station to a subsidiary of LS Power Equity Partners III, LP, of New York for approximately $925 million in an all cash transaction. The combined capacity of the electric generating facilities sold totals 1,572 MW, including 713 MW of pumped-storage hydro capacity in the Bath County Pumped Storage Project.
FirstEnergy announced in November 2016 that it would move away from competitive generation markets and was exploring a variety of options. The company also announced at the time that it had initiated a review of its ownership stake in the Bath County Pumped Storage Project that were driven by changes in the PJM capacity market, which were expected to reduce sharply capacity revenues from the facility. The sale of the newly announced plants is consistent with FirstEnergy's strategy to operate as a fully regulated utility company.
The facilities included in the new agreement are owned directly or indirectly by FirstEnergy subsidiaries Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, and Allegheny Generating Company. The sale is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year, subject to the terms of the agreement and approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and other agencies, as well as third-party consents.
The sale to LS Power includes the following facilities: Bath County Hydro (713 MW pumped-storage hydro) in Warm Springs, Virginia (which represents the FirstEnergy competitive ownership interest in the power station); Springdale Generating Facility Units 1-5 (638 MW natural gas) in Springdale Township, Pennsylvania; Chambersburg Generating Facility Units 12-13 (88 MW natural gas) in Guildford Township, Pennsylvania; Gans Generating Facility Units 8-9 (88 MW natural gas) in Springhill Township, Pennsylvania; and Hunlock Creek (45 MW natural gas) in Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania. The gas-fired facilities include simple-cycle generating units, plus a 550-MW combined-cycle facility at the Springdale Generating Facility.
Upon completion of the sale, FirstEnergy will own or control a total generating capacity of approximately 15,380 MW from nuclear, coal, hydro, wind and solar facilities across Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New Jersey, Virginia and Illinois.
FirstEnergy sold a number of hydro facilities in 2014, when it completed the sale of 11 other hydroelectric power stations to Harbor Hydro Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of LS Power Equity Partners II, LP. The total capacity of those hydroelectric facilities was 527 MW, including the Seneca Pumped Storage Hydro Plant (451 MW), located in northwestern Pennsylvania.
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