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Invenergy Announces New Agreements with Meta for Renewable Energy to Support Data Center Operations

LCG, June 26, 2025--Invenergy today announced that they and Meta Platforms, Inc. have signed four new clean energy agreements that total an additional 791 MW of procured solar and wind capacity to support Meta's near-term operations, data center growth, and clean energy goals.

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New York Power Authority to Develop New Nuclear Facility in Upstate New York

LCG, June 23, 2025--The Governor of New York today directed the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop and construct an advanced nuclear power plant in upstate New York to deliver zero-emission power that supports a reliable and affordable electric grid. NYPA will lead the effort to develop at least one new nuclear energy facility with a combined capacity of at least one gigawatt (GW) of electricity, either alone or in partnership with private entities. The directive builds on the Governor’s 2025 State of the State to develop nuclear energy plans in New York.

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California Utilities Cite Uncertainty

LCG, Apr. 18, 2003--Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Edison, two of California's major investor-owned utilities, filed 20-year plans with the California Public Utilities Commission this week that underlined crucial questions about their future mode of operations.

PG&E may be able to emerge from bankruptcy in 2004, but was not ready to enter into long-term agreements due to the hazy status of direct access, a program that allowed power suppliers to sign contracts with large customers. New customers have not been allowed to take part in direct access since September 2001, and there is still controversy over how much direct access participants should pay for utility-related costs. Without knowing if direct access could be renewed, the utilities have found it difficult to estimate their future customer bases.

SoCalEdison's management would like to be able to make long-term agreements concerning generation and transmission, but still is waiting for indications of whether or not dedicated plants under its control can be built, regardless of who owns them. It has no plans to build plants at the present time, however. A bill has been introduced in the California state Senate that would give support to plants being built by the utilities, with guaranteed cost recovery. While Southern California Edison has expressed some willingness to construct new generation, PG&E is opposed to becoming involved again in the business of building plants.

Both utilities plan to spend more on energy efficiency programs, $100 million and $300 million for SoCalEdison and PG&E respectively. The California Public Utilities Commission will conduct hearings to review the 20-year plans in July, and should return a decision in November, according to SoCalEdison's vice president of strategy and development, Pedro Pizarro.
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