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Google and AES Sign Agreements for Co-Located Generation and Data Center in Texas

LCG, February 24, 2026--The AES Corporation (AES) and Google today announced agreements for clean power generation that will be co-located with a new Google data center in Wilbarger County, Texas. The agreements include a 20-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for co-located power generation. These coordinated energy projects and powered land will enable Google to rapidly expand its operations to meet demand for core services, while AES will expand its power generation portfolio.

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Amazon Announces Plans to Invest $12 Billion in Data Center Campuses in Louisiana

LCG, February 23, 2026--Amazon today announced plans to invest $12 billion to develop and construct state-of-the-art data center campuses in northwest Louisiana that will support cloud computing technologies. Amazon is partnering with STACK Infrastructure, the developer and owner of the campuses, to lead the construction and development of the data center facilities. Amazon has already invested in solar energy projects in Louisiana, bringing up to 200 MW of new carbon-free energy onto the grid.

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Midwest ISO and Southwest Power Pool File Tariff with FERC

LCG, November 5, 2002Midwest Independent System Operator and the Southwest Power Pool (SSP) plan to instate a combined tariff in order to do away with rate pancaking in electricity transactions between service territories.

Midwest ISO, a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved Regional Transmission Operator, and SPP have decided to adopt the combined tariff in order that wholesale energy customers such as utilities will benefit and that the energy markets in the region will be stabilized.
Midwest ISO and SPP assert that the combined tariff will preserve the zonal rate structure, long-term firm SPP service agreements, and states' rates currently on file under the SPP tariff, in addition to eliminating rate pancaking on transactions between the two organizations customers.

The combined tariff currently awaits approval by the FERC.

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