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In Memory of Rajat Deb: Inspiring Man of Ideas and Remarkable Silicon Valley Archetype

By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather.

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Constellation Files License Renewal Applications with the NRC for Two New York Units

LCG, June 29, 2026--Constellation announced on June 26 that it has filed license renewal applications with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to extend for 20 years the operations of Ginna Clean Energy Center and Nine Mile Point Unit 1 reactors in upstate New York to 2049. Constellation stated that it's decision to invest in these plants to extend their safe and reliable operations into mid-century demonstrates that New York State's renewal of its Zero Emissions Credit (ZEC) program is working as intended. Furthermore, Constellation stated that maintaining its nuclear fleet is estimated to save New Yorkers $50 billion and sustain reliable emissions-free generation resources to serve increasing electricity demands.

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Invenergy Announces New Agreements with Meta for Renewable Energy to Support Data Center Operations

LCG, June 26, 2025--Invenergy today announced that they and Meta Platforms, Inc. have signed four new clean energy agreements that total an additional 791 MW of procured solar and wind capacity to support Meta's near-term operations, data center growth, and clean energy goals.

The new agreements follow the 2024 announcement of Meta's 1,000 MW of total procured energy from Invenergy. Together, these projects bring the companies' partnership to a total of 1,800 MW, including over 740 MW of new power generation capacity in Ohio. These new projects will deliver electricity to the local grid, while Meta will receive the clean energy credits associated with the new generation capacity coming online.

The new agreements are for four Invenergy-developed projects located across the U.S., including:

300-MW Yellow Wood Solar Energy Center in Ohio; commercial operations expected 2027
140-MW Pleasant Prairie Solar Energy Center in Ohio; commercial operations expected 2027
155-MW Decoy Solar Energy Center in Arkansas; commercial operations expected 2027
196-MW Seaway Wind Energy Center in Texas; commercial operations expected 2028

"Winning the AI race requires reliable, cleaner, affordable energy and energy infrastructure - today and in the future. We're grateful for our continued relationship with Meta and look forward to future partnerships as we work to strengthen American energy independence and economic prosperity," said Invenergy's Executive Vice President of Origination.

Meta's Head of Global Energy stated, "We're laser-focused on advancing our AI ambitions—and to do that, we need clean, reliable energy. We're grateful for Invenergy's longtime partnership that helps us support our energy needs and implement our clean energy goals, and look forward to continued collaboration."
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