http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/TodaysNews.aspx This is the syndication feed for EnergyOnline.com news. LCG, October 14, 2026--American Electric Power (AEP) today announced plans for a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, under which AEP will invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-MW fuel cell generation project located near Cheyenne, Wyoming. Google will acquire power from Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, which is approximately 92 percent owned and controlled by AEP and 8 percent owned by funds advised by Basalt Infrastructure Partners, LLP. AEP and its partners plan to start construction this year and to be fully operational by the end of 2028. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36381&AEP_Announces_702-MW_Bloom_Fuel_Cell_Project_to_Serve_Google_in_Wyoming Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT LCG, October 6, 2026--Google and Constellation Energy today announced a long-term strategic clean energy collaboration to bring 890 MW of new, reliable, carbon-free nuclear capacity onto the PJM Interconnection grid to meet growing demand and increase grid reliability. The first uprate is expected to be delivered by 2028. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36380&Constellation_and_Google_Announce_Strategic_Collaboration_that_Includes_890_MW_of_New_Nuclear_Capacity_to_PJM_Grid Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT LCG, October 5, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) today announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Vistra’s nuclear fleet in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The projects are expected to preserve nearly 4 GW of carbon-free, baseload power and add 433 MW of new nuclear capacity that will support the growing electricity demand across the PJM region. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36379&Department_of_Energy_Announces_%244.2_Billion_Investment_to_Boost_Nuclear_Power_in_Pennsylvania_and_Ohio Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT LCG, October 2, 2026--We Energies, a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based WEC Energy Group, and Oracle today announced an agreement that would allow Oracle to "subscribe" to between 10 percent and 20 percent of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant’s electricity generation. Oracle will provide the carbon-free energy to Project Lighthouse, the data center campus in Port Washington that Oracle is co-developing with artificial intelligence firm OpenAI. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36378&We_Energies_and_Oracle_Announce_New_Agreement_for_Point_Beach_Nuclear_Plant_to_Power__Project_Lighthouse_ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT By Anjuli Deb -- With deep sadness and profound appreciation, we share the passing of LCG's founder, Dr. Rajat K. Deb. He was our president and one of the first entrepreneurs in the computer revolution. He was also our friend, our teacher and mentor, and for a few of us, our father and grandfather. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36349&In_Memory_of_Rajat_Deb%3a_Inspiring_Man_of_Ideas_and_Remarkable_Silicon_Valley_Archetype Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT LCG, September 17, 2026--INNIO N.V. today announced that the company secured an order from a U.S. energy company for 450 MW of power infrastructure. INNIO’s Jenbacher J624 containerized gas engine can produce approximately 4.5 MW, and the engines will be supplied to support off-grid, alternative power solutions for large-scale data center projects in North America. The engines are expected to be delivered by 2028. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36377&U.S._Energy_Company_Orders_450_MW_of_INNIO%27s_Jenbacher_J624_Containerized_Engines_to_Deliver_Behind-the-Meter_Power_for_Data_centers Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT LCG, September 11, 2026--Georgia Power announced on September 10 that the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) approved the company's 1,137 MW of new solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) through the CARES 2023 and CARES 2025 request for proposals (RFP) programs. Procurement under the 2023 program period represents the largest single solar procurement in Georgia Power's history. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36376&Georgia_PSC_Approves_Georgia_Power%27s_1%2c137_MW_of_New_Solar_Power_Purchase_Agreements Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT LCG, September 9, 2026--The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) yesterday announced the financial close of a loan of up to $1.9 billion to NextEra Energy to support the finance of the restart of Iowa's only nuclear power plant, the Duane Arnold Energy Center. EDF has now financed three, carbon-free nuclear plant restarts and completed four concurrent conditional commitments and financial closings under the current Administration. This latest investment, along with the others, advance the Administration's energy dominance agenda and Executive Order, Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial Base. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36375&DOE_Closes_%241.9_Billion_Loan_to_Restart_Duane_Arnold_Nuclear_Plant_in_Iowa Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT LCG, September 3, 2026--Fervo Energy earlier this week announced a 396-MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google to enable the continued development of the Cape Station enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) GeoCluster, located in southwest Utah. Under the agreement, Google will purchase carbon-free, 24/7 electricity designed to serve as a foundational building block for a potential data center in Utah. The facility is expected to come online in 2028. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36374&Google_Sign_396_MW_PPA_with_Fervo_Energy_for_Geothermal_Power Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT LCG, September 2, 2026--The U.S. Secretary of Energy yesterday issued an emergency order to keep coal generation online and address critical grid reliability issues in Florida. The emergency order directs the Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) to ensure that Unit 1, a coal-fired generating facility at the Stanton Energy Center in Orlando, Florida, remains available to operate. Unit 1 was scheduled to enter a premature extended cold shutdown in June 2026. This order is in effect beginning today through November 30, 2026. http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=36373&Energy_Secretary_Issues_Emergency_Order_in_Florida_to_Keep_Coal-Fired_Power_Generation_from_Shutdowns_and_Reduce_the_Risk_of_Blackouts_and_High_Costs Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT