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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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BG North America Adds to Its Northeast Power Portfolio

LCG, December 28, 2006--BG North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of BG Group plc, announced today that it has executed an agreement to purchase the Lake Road Power Plant in Connecticut. The stated purchase price is $685 million. The purchase is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007, given timely regulatory approvals.

The Lake Road Power Plant, located in Dayville, is a combined cycle facility that can be fueled by either natural gas or oil. The electric generating capacity of the plant is 805 MW, and the plant delivers power into ISO New England (ISO-NE).

BG Group is a global natural gas business that operates four business segments ? exploration and production, LNG, transmission and distribution, and power. The purchase of the Lake Road Power Plant is the second power plant acquired this year by BG North America. In September, BG North America entered the power market by purchasing the 170-MW, gas-fired, Dighton Power Plant from Calpine Corporation for $90 million. The Dighton Power Plant, located in Massachusetts also delivers power into ISO-NE.
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