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LCG, April 15, 2026--Suniva announced yesterday that it has entered agreements to bring a state-of-the-art 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility to Laurens, South Carolina. The new facility, combined with Suniva’s existing facility at its headquarters in metro Atlanta, will bring the company’s total annual domestic solar cell manufacturing capacity to over 5.5 GW.
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LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.
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Industry News
Duke to Acquire Canada's Westcoast Energy
LCG, Sept. 21, 2001--Duke Energy Corp., on of the largest U.S. utilities, said yesterday it would acquire Canada's Westcoast Energy Inc. for about $3.5 billion.Westcoast operates natural gas gathering, processing, storage and transmission facilities in Canada, and its acquisition will significantly expand Duke's North American gas business."This acquisition greatly enhances the balance and diversity of our portfolio of energy assets and provides us with additional growth opportunities to serve North America's expanding energy needs," Richard Priory, Duke's chief executive, said in a company statement announcing the deal.Later, in a telephone news conference after the deal was announced, Priory said "We see the tremendous need to expand the natural gas infrastructure across North America. This combination will position ourselves to take a lead role to develop that infrastructure."Duke said the transaction is expected to close early next year and should add to earnings immediately. Michael Phelps, chairman and chief executive officer of Westcoast, will become a member of Duke board of directors."The Westcoast Energy board of directors fully supports this combination and will recommend it to shareholders," said Phelps. "The bid represents a significant premium to our recent share price at a time when Westcoast Energy shares are trading at record highs, and it offers current Westcoast shareholders an opportunity to participate in the future growth prospects of Duke Energy, a leading multinational energy powerhouse."Under terms of the deal, Duke will pay for all of the outstanding shares of Westcoast with a combination of stock and cash.
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