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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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    CADWR Sues Allegheny Energy Over Alleged Breach of Contract
  LCG, Jan. 30, 2003-The California Department of Water Resources (CADWR) filed suit yesterday against an energy company regarding the transfer of a contract to an affiliate.Allegheny Energy, Inc.'s unit, Allegheny Energy Supply, had a ten-year electricity contract with the DWR, and in December, the contract was given to the new unit, Allegheny Trading Finance Company.The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provided the official okay for the transfer, but the CADWR now asserts that the $4.4 billion electricity contract does not allow for the transfer.The CADWR further asserts that the contract has therefore been terminated by the alleged breach. The contract was initially signed in March 2001. |  | 
  
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