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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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El Paso Corp Allowed to Question FERC's Subpoena

LCG, January 23, 2003-The El Paso Corporation, currently in court because of alleged energy market manipulation, has been allowed to question the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's subpoena demanding the release of trading documents.

FERC Administrative Law Judge Peter Young ordered that El Paso's arguments be heard next week Tuesday.

Californian officials are still searching for the ultimate cause of California's inflated power prices of 2000 and 2001. A number of energy producers and traders have participated in suspect trading behavior and some have compensated the state or rewritten energy contracts with the state, but as yet California has not found any solution to its enormous budget deficit, of which much is attributed to the cost of electricity.

El Paso received a subpoena for the release of natural gas price information initially provided to industry publications. California wants recordings of El Paso employee phone calls, but El Paso has said the calls referred to natural gas transport in other locations outside of California.

El Paso has already stated that some of its employees yielded false data for publication but insisted that those people were no longer employees.

California alleges that the state paid $3.3 billion too much for natural gas because El Paso limited natural gas supply, essential to fueling a significant number of the power plants in the region. El Paso is not responsible for the sale of gas but controls the flow of gas across the country and allots pipeline space to those who sell gas. California insists that the pipeline shipments were limited to 79 percent of pipeline capacity during the height of the crisis, from November 2000 through March 2001.

California officials have 100 days to compile evidence regarding improper market behavior.

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