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LCG, December 18, 2025--RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, today announced their partnering to provide new wind power generation capacity online to meet Indiana’s growing electricity demand. The companies signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the total output from RWE’s 200 MW Prairie Creek wind project in Blackford County, Indiana. I&M will purchase electricity from the wind project, which will further diversify its portfolio and be consistent with its all-of-the-above strategy to secure generation for its rapidly growing electricity demand.
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LCG, December 16, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has renewed the operating licenses of Constellation LLC’s Clinton Unit 1 in Clinton, Illinois, and Dresden Units 2 and 3, near Morris, Illinois, for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates. The combined capacity of these three, Illinois-based nuclear units is 2,925 MW, and the operating license extension will enable the units to generate carbon-free power through about 2050.
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James K. Abcouwer has been named president and chief executive officer of Columbia Natural Resources, the independent natural gas and oil producer subsidiary of Nisource Inc. He succeeds W. Henry Harmon, who resigned December 1.John Adams has been assigned by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as resident inspector at the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station owned by Commonwealth Edison Co. near Cordova, Ill. He moves over from ComEd's Braidwood Nuclear Power Station in Braidwood, Ill.Christopher Cahill has been appointed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as resident inspector at the Hope Creek nuclear power plant in Hancocks Bridge, N.J. He most recently was a reactor inspector in the electrical engineering branch in the NRC Region I office's Division of Reactor Safety.Ralph Cleveland has been named vice president for operations and engineering of Virginia Natural Gas Inc. He most recently was head of the Savannah operations of Atlanta Gas Light Co. Both firms are subsidiaries of AGL Resources Inc.Angeline M. Clinton has been named vice president for customer contact services by the Duke Power business unit of Duke Energy Corp. A 24-year veteran of the company, she joined Duke Power's customer services group in 1998.Gregory F. Collins has joined Vectren Corp. to head its non-regulated retail operations. He was previously president of Pepco Services, Inc., an affiliate of Potomac Electric Power Co., in Washington, D.C. Vectren, if memory serves, is an amalgam of Indiana Gas Co. and Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. Steven J. Helmers has been named to the newly created position of general counsel and corporate secretary of Black Hills Corp. Helmers has practiced business and commercial law in Rapid City, S.D., for eighteen years, most recently with the law firm of Truhe, Beardsley, Jensen, Helmers & VonWald.Thomas L. Hughes has joined American Electric Power Co. Inc. as vice president for investor relations. He most recently was vice president for finance and investor relations with Columbia Energy Group.Phillip Knoll, currently president of Westcoast Gas Services Inc., has been appointed president of the Canadian operations of Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, replacing Pat Langan who is retiring to pursue other interests.Susan Story has been named executive vice president for engineering and generation services by The Southern Co. She most recently was vice president for procurement and materials and in addition had responsibility for accounting, business planning, public relations and communications activities for Southern Company Generation.Said Ziai has been appointed vice president for corporate planning by Exelon Corp. and will also be a senior vice president of the company's Exelon Enterprises business unit. He was formerly a senior vice president with Dominion Resources Inc. and its Virginia Electric & Power Co. subsidiary.
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