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AES Announces Construction Complete on 1,000-MW, Solar-Plus-Storage Project in California

LCG, June 11, 2025--The AES Corporation (AES) announced today that it has completed construction of the 1,000 MW Bellefield 1 project, which is under a 15-year contract with Amazon. Bellefield is a two-phase project, with each phase including 500 MW of solar plus 500 MW of a four-hour, battery energy storage system (BESS). When Phase II is completed in 2026, the total installed capacity will be 2,000 MW, and AES expects the total project will be the largest solar-plus-storage facility in the United States.

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Duke Energy Proposes to Build 1,400-MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant in South Carolina

LCG, June 9, 2025--Duke Energy announced today its intent to submit an application to the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) for approval to build a new natural gas combined-cycle generating facility with hydrogen capability in Anderson County, South Carolina. The company plans to submit the construction application to the PSCSC later this year. If approved, it expects construction would commence in summer 2027, with operations beginning by early 2031.

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PG&E Corp. to Buy SoCal Wind Farm

LCG, Nov. 16, 2000--PG&E Corp.'s National Energy Group said Wednesday that it will acquire a 44.4 megawatt wind power facility located in the San Gorgonio Pass near Palm Springs, Calif. The transaction will take place when the installation begins commercial operation, PG&E said.

The project, called Mountain View Power partners, will be purchased from Seawest Wind Power Inc. It is currently under construction and is expected to be placed on-line in the spring of next year.

" It is a natural fit to add this emission-free, renewable energy resource to our western generationportfolio," said Thomas B. King, president and chief operating officer of the National EnergyGroup's Western Region.

The facility will consist of 74 600-kilowatt wind turbines manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

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