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NextEra Energy and Google Collaborate on Accelerating Nuclear Power Deployment

LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.

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Google Announces Gas-fired Broadwing Energy Project with CCS

LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.

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DPL Joins Alliance RTO

LCG, Dec. 1, 2000--DPL Inc., parent company for Dayton Power & Light Co., said this morning that it had completed the paperwork and was now official a member of the Alliance Regional Transmission Organization.

"The Alliance RTO will maintain the reliability and affordability that has been built into the DPLsystem over the last ninety years," said Allen Hill, chief executive of the utility holding company. "We reviewed a number of alternatives and decided that the Alliance RTO was the best option for our customers."

Alliance is growing rapidly. Ameren Corp. last month joined Commonwealth Edison Co. and Illinois Power Co. in shifting from the Midwest Independent System Operator to Alliance.

In total, Alliance members own more than 50,000 miles of transmission lines serving 35 million customers over a 140,000 square mile area, DPL noted.

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