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Wärtsilä to Supply the Engineering and Equipment to East Kentucky Power Cooperative for 217-MW Power Plant

LCG, August 27, 2025--Wärtsilä Energy announced yesterday an agreement with East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) to supply the engineering and equipment for a 217-MW power plant to be constructed in Liberty, Kentucky. The Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for delivery in mid-2027, and the plant is expected to be commissioned in early 2028.

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TerraPower, Utah's Office of Energy Development, and Flagship Companies Sign MOU to Identify Sites for Advanced Nuclear Reactors

LCG, August 25, 2025--The Utah Office of Energy Development (OED), TerraPower and Flagship Companies announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the potential siting of a Natrium® nuclear reactor and energy storage plant in Utah. The MOU establishes a shared commitment to support advanced nuclear technologies to build Utah’s energy future and to prioritize reliability, economic growth and energy abundance.

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Gerald Greenwald, a founding partner of the Greenbriar equity group, which makes private equity investments in the transportation sector, has been elected a director of Calpine Corp.. Herecently retired as chairman and chief executive from UAL Corp., parent company for United Airlines.

Ira D. Hall has been named a director of Teco Energy Inc., effective immediately. He is treasurer of Texaco Inc. and head of the company's finance department.

Joseph A. Householder has joined Sempra Energy as vice president of corporate tax. He moves to the utility holding company from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was a partner inthe firm's Washington, D.C., national tax office.

Lawrence L. Izzo, recently retired president and chief executive of Enron Engineeringand Construction Co. and its subsidiary, National Energy Production Co., has joined Calpine Corp. as senior vice president with responsibility for technical support and construction of Calpine's major natural gas pipelines and other gas infrastructure projects, international power projects and coal gasification projects.

Michael Morgan has been elected president of Kinder Morgan Inc., Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP and Kinder Morgan Management LLC. He will also become the third member of the Office of the Chairman, joining Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Kinder and Vice Chairman William Morgan.

Kenneth P. Mortimer, an educator and resident of Bellingham, Wash., has been elected a director of Puget Energy Inc. He is president emeritus, University of Hawaii, and chancellor emeritus, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

John F. Riordan has been elected a director of Nicor Inc. He is president and chief executive of the Gas Technology Institute, the organization created in April 2000 by the combination of Institute of Gas Technology and Gas Research Institute.

William Weaver has been elected chairman of Puget Energy Inc., an addition tohis responsibilities as chief executive and president. Weaver, who has been with the company 33 years and has served as president and chief executive since January 1998, said in a statement that the election will aide in management planning for retirement in 2002.

Daniel Yee has been named chief information officer of the California Independent System Operator, effective July 16. Most recently, he occupied the same position with the now-defunct California Power Exchange.

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