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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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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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Industry News
Judge Okays $3.3 Billion SoCal Ed Settlement
LCG, Oct. 8, 2001--U.S. District Judge Ronald S. W. Lew on Friday approved a $3.3 billion rescue plan for Southern California Edison Co. agreed to between the California Public Utilities Commission and the utility last Tuesday.Under terms of the settlement, described more fully in last Wednesday's edition of EnergyOnline Daily News, SoCal Ed's current rates will remain in effect until at least 2003, the company will pay no dividends until at least 2004 and will use $300 million in cash it currently has on hand.The utility said it hopes to pay off all its creditors by February of next year. Ted Craver, chief financial officer of SoCal Ed's parent holding company Edison International Inc., said "We're looking for a big bang in terms of paying everybody in the first quarter."Edison International lawyer Steve Pickett praised the ruling, calling the settlement "a very critical first step necessary to create the cash flow to pay creditors," but added it was too early to say when the company would start paying its larger creditors.On September 28, five big power producers demanded in a letter to SoCal Ed that the utility meet with them within two weeks to work out a payment plan, with the implication that they would drag the company into bankruptcy court if it failed to comply.Reliant Energy Inc., Mirant Corp., Dynegy Inc., Enron Corp. and Puget Sound Energy Co. signed the letter and two of them, Reliant and Mirant, filed a joint objection with Judge Lew, saying the settlement agreement does not spell out exactly how they will get paid.Patrick Dorinson, a spokesman for Mirant, said "We are disappointed in this rush to judgment when this complex secret agreement was made public just a few days ago. There is still no process established to ensure that Mirant's debts will be paid in full."Reliant's Richard Wheatley remained skeptical. "Our hope is that Edison's commitment to pursue the fair and equitable resolution of the claims of its creditors is legitimate and will avert the need of creditors to pursue other remedies," he said.California Gov. Gray Davis, who has found it impossible to get legislative backing for a so-called "rescue plan" for SoCal Ed, praised the decision. "My thanks goes to Judge Lew, and all the parties whose hard work protected thousands of jobs and ensured there will be no rate increase for Edison's customers," the governor said Friday.Nor will there be a rate decrease. SoCal Ed customers will continue to pay for at least two years rates that include the huge temporary emergency increase pushed through earlier this year by Davis and his appointed regulators.
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