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RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company Sign Long-term PPA for 200 MW Wind Project

LCG, December 18, 2025--RWE and Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), an American Electric Power (AEP) company, today announced their partnering to provide new wind power generation capacity online to meet Indiana’s growing electricity demand. The companies signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the total output from RWE’s 200 MW Prairie Creek wind project in Blackford County, Indiana. I&M will purchase electricity from the wind project, which will further diversify its portfolio and be consistent with its all-of-the-above strategy to secure generation for its rapidly growing electricity demand.

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NRC Renews Operating Licenses for Constellation's Nuclear Reactors at Clinton and Dresden Facilities

LCG, December 16, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced today that it has renewed the operating licenses of Constellation LLC’s Clinton Unit 1 in Clinton, Illinois, and Dresden Units 2 and 3, near Morris, Illinois, for an additional 20 years beyond the current expiration dates. The combined capacity of these three, Illinois-based nuclear units is 2,925 MW, and the operating license extension will enable the units to generate carbon-free power through about 2050.

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AES Plans Another Expansion at Buffalo Gap Wind Farm

LCG, September 19, 2007--AES Corporation yesterday announced plans to build Buffalo Gap 3, a 170 MW expansion of its Buffalo Gap wind farm near Abilene, Texas. AES executed a seven-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Direct Energy for all of the power produced by Buffalo Gap 3. The planned expansion is scheduled to commence commercial operations in mid-2008.

The Buffalo Gap 3 expansion will include 74 Siemens model SWT-2.3-93 wind turbine generators. With the addition, the total capacity of the Buffalo Gap wind farm will be approximately 524 MW.

The second phase of the project achieved commercial operation in August 2007. The Buffalo Gap 2 expansion added 233 MW of generating capacity and included the installation of 155 wind turbine generators from GE. AES signed a ten-year PPA with Direct Energy for this phase of the project as well.
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