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NextEra Energy and Google Collaborate on Accelerating Nuclear Power Deployment

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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Google Announces Gas-fired Broadwing Energy Project with CCS

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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Simply-Cycle Plant Running in New Mexico

LCG, June 27, 2002--A new gas-fired power plant in Lordsburg, New Mexico, has been brought into full operation, owner PNM Resources announced.

The plant, which is near New Mexico's southwestern border with Arizona, will be under contract to provide 32 MW of power to Texas-New Mexico Power in 2002. From 2003 to 2006, the contract terms call for the sale of 100 MW annually. The facility was designed with a capacity of 120 MW.

PNM Resources is a holding company for subsidiary Public Service Company of New Mexico, a utility providing electricity and natural gas to 1.3 million people in New Mexico. PNM is a seller of wholesale power in the Western U.S. Another PNM plant now under construction and scheduled to begin operations in September is the Afton Generating Station near Las Cruces. Afton will have a capacity of 135 MW.
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