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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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Entergy Mississippi Highlights New Benefits from Data Centers Are Reducing Customer Bills

LCG, August 27, 2026--Entergy announced today that new revenues from Mississippi data centers are a primary reason why Entergy Mississippi customers will not see their electricity rates increase this summer. The Mississippi Public Service Commission (MSPC) recently approved a rate plan that keeps Entergy Mississippi’s rates below the national average and prevented what otherwise would have been a $4.87 per month increase in July, compared to June rates. Entergy stated that the elimination of the rate increase is an early example of how data centers are directly benefiting their customers.

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Southern Unit to Proceed with Three New Plants

LCG, Dec. 11, 2000--Southern Energy Inc. said on Friday it will proceed with development of three gas-fueled power plants, two in the Midwest ultimately totaling 1,120 megawatts of capacity, and one in New York of 750 megawatts.

"The Midwestern areas eventually served by two of these power plants are experiencing shortagesin electricity when demand is high," said Richard J. Pershing, chief executive of Southern Energy's Americas Group.

The company said it Energy intends to acquire the right to complete development of a 560 megawatt project in Wyandotte, Mich., south of Detroit. The development will be on a site formerly used for a variety of industrial purposes. The current developer already has obtained air permits for the site. and Southern expects to have the power plant running by the summer of 2003.

The company also began permitting to develop a power plant in Terre Haute, Ind., which will initially run as a 300 megawatt simple-cycle peaking plant in 2002. By 2004, the facility will be producing 560 megawatts of combined-cycle baseload power.

In New York, Southern plans a 750 megawatt expansion of its Bowline power plant in West Haverstraw, to be called Bowline Unit 3. Permitting for the project is underway, and the company intends to have Unit 3 running by the summer of 2003.

Southern Energy Inc. is an independent power producer subsidiary of The Southern Co.

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