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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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  Constellation Energy Group's chief financial officer Follin Smith announced that Constellation Generation Group's new chief financial officer will be James K. Walkington. Walkington was vice president and chief financial officer of the Raymond Professional Group, Inc. starting in 2001, and from 1995 to 2001, was vice president of financial services for Commonwealth Edison Company.Cliff Thrasher will serve as vice president, chief financial officer and comptroller of Southern Company Generation and Energy Marketing, a unit of Southern Company that manages and generates electricity for the company's retail customers and markets energy in the competitive wholesale supply business.
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