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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
AES to Buy Ipalco for $2.15 Billion Plus Debt
LCG, July 17, 2000--AES Corp. and Ipalco Enterprises Inc. announced jointly this morning that AES would acquire the Indiana utility holding company in a transaction valued at about $2.15 billion plush the assumption of around $890 million of debt and preferred stock.Ipalco is the holding company for Indianapolis Power & Light Co. which provides retail electricservice to approximately 430,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Indianapolis and other central Indiana communities.Under the terms of the deal, Ipalco shareholders would get $25 worth of AES stock for each Ipalco share they tender, which would be a 16 percent premium over the utility's closing price on Friday. The transaction is expected to be tax-free to Ipalco shareholders, accounted for as a pooling-of-interests and immediately accretive to AES earnings per share.Upon closing, Ipalco will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of AES with its headquarters remaining in Indianapolis.The transaction is subject to approval by Ipalco shareholders and the usual array of regulators including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of the SEC approval process, AES said it would restructure its ownership interests in Cilcorp in order to continue as an exempt holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
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