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    GE Vernova to invest $34.5M in Louisiana transformer manufacturing expansion

    GE Vernova will invest $34.5 million to expand transformer manufacturing at its existing Shreveport, Louisiana, plant, the company announced Tuesday. The investment is expected to raise the factory workforce by nearly 30%, with production reaching full capacity by 2028. Louisiana offered a $300,000 performance-based grant for site and infrastructure improvements, and the company expects to take part in the state's Quality Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs.

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    Indiana regulators approve AES Indiana plan to serve 390-MW Google data center

    The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved AES Indiana's plan to serve a 390-MW Google data center in Monrovia, with new generation, storage and grid infrastructure estimated at about $737 million. Google pays about $32 million upfront for direct connection, while $73.8 million in network upgrades enters the transmission rate base and is recovered from all customers. The order cites system-wide reliability benefits; consumer advocates say costs are shifted off the cost causer.

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    NERC finds most U.S. generators prepared for extreme cold

    NERC reported that about 94% of bulk power system capacity can operate below 32 degrees and must implement protective measures, while units making up 4.3% of capacity are implementing corrective action plans. About 7.4% of capacity declared a constraint, and 99% of the 1,154,231 MW of reported net winter capacity said it could operate at calculated extreme cold temperatures.

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    PPL raises capital plan to $25B with proposed Kentucky gas plant

    PPL Corp. raised its base capital plan to $25 billion for 2027 through 2030, $2 billion more than the prior plan, mainly due to a proposed combined-cycle gas plant in Kentucky. The 645 MW plant, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to reach commercial operation in the second quarter of 2032. PPL's Invitium Energy joint venture with Blackstone also signed a letter of intent with QTS Data Centers for about 2 GW of generation capacity in Pennsylvania.