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OG&E and Google Announce Contract for Three Data Centers in Oklahoma

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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Graphic Packaging and NextEra Energy Resources Sign 250-MW Virtual Power Purchase Agreement

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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Columbia Energy Sells the Last of its Generation

LCG, Oct. 11, 2000--Columbia Energy Group said this morning that it has agreed to sell the remaining generation assets of its Columbia Electric subsidiary to a joint venture between independent Delta Power Co. and John Hancock Life insurance Co.

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Columbia will sell its 50 percent interest in the Gregory Power Project, a 550 megawatt combined-cycle cogeneration facility near Corpus Christi, Texas, that provides both steam and electricity to an Alco alumina plant and sells excess electricity into the regional wholesale power market through a marketing agreement with Dynegy Inc.

The deal also includes Columbia's 50 percent interest in a 117 megawatt combined-cycle cogeneration plant near Pedricktown, N.J., that provides steam and electricity to PolyOne Corp. and excess power into the PJM market.

Also part of the sale is the company's 50 percent interest in a 47 megawatt unit that provides electricity to the City of Vineland (N.J.) Electric Utility and steam to the Progresso unit of Diageo Plc. A 10 percent interest in an 85 megawatt cogenerator in Rumford, Maine, is also part of the agreement.

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