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What’s next for Consumers Energy’s last coal units?

Consumers Energy plans to close its last three coal-fired units in 2025, 15 years earlier than originally planned.

CenterPoint Energy seeks renewable and thermal generation in Indiana

Last year CenterPoint released its resource plan for Indiana, calling to reduce carbon emissions from its generation fleet by more than 95% over the next 20 years.

Minnesota co-op breaks ground on multi-day energy storage project

Form Energy said this is the first commercial deployment of the company’s iron-air battery.

The utility plans to build three new gas burning units at Plant Yates.

Will data centers disrupt power system adequacy in the U.S. Pacific Northwest?

If data center load growth accelerates and aligns with utility projections by 2029, the PNW’s resource strategy will be insufficient.

OPG provides updates on SMRs, Darlington nuclear refurbishment

The provincial utility has completed early-phase site preparation work for the first SMR and site clearing activities for the three planned additional SMRs.

Vineyard Wind says it is resuming construction

The blade incident at Vineyard Wind, a joint venture of Avangrid and Vineyard Offshore, has been a major setback for the first industrial scale wind farm in the United States.

Jupiter Power BESS project now online in Houston

The 200 MW/400 MWh Callisto I is Jupiter’s ninth project in ERCOT.

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The blade incident at Vineyard Wind, a joint venture of Avangrid and Vineyard Offshore, has been a major setback for the first industrial scale wind farm in the…

The 200 MW/400 MWh Callisto I is Jupiter’s ninth project in ERCOT….

EIA projects 42.6 GW of new capacity additions in the U.S. during second half of 2024

Led by solar and battery storage, the U.S. could add 62.8 GW of utility-scale generating capacity in all of 2024. …

NRC’s first incremental burnup approval issued for Westinghouse

Westinghouse said this development allows better nuclear fuel efficiency, longer times between reactor refuels and lower operating costs….

ERCOT could get its first geothermal project

Sage Geosystems has entered into a land use agreement with San Miguel Electric Cooperative for a 3 MW geothermal facility….

Data centers driving Oklo’s nuclear project pipeline

Oklo has signed letters of intent with Equinix, Diamondback Energy and Wyoming Hyperscale, which could bring its current total deployment of Aurora powerhouses …

Record gas turbine orders help Siemens Energy get back on track

Siemens Energy announced record level order backlog and improved margin quality, nine months after needing a safety net from Germany’s federal government….

Sometimes it blows in April: Wind surpasses coal-fired generation

For the first time in nearly a year, U.S. wind generation has ecliped coal-fired generation, setting a new record in the month of April….

DOE announces $54 million for CO2 capture and related technologies

The allocation includes funding for engineering-scale testing of CO2 capture technologies for natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants….

Fire sparks alert at Vogtle, but officials say no safety threat as reactors unaffected

The fire, which could have threatened the electrical supply to the heating and cooling system for the control room of Vogtle Unit 2, was put out by plant employ…

Mitsubishi Power to provide gas turbine for Ontario expansion project

Atura Power, a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation, is expanding the power generation capacity at its 900 MW Napanee Generating Station in the Town of Greate…

8 Rivers, Siemens Energy collaborate on gas turbine decarbonization

8 Rivers said the ongoing turbine development program with Siemens Energy provides line of sight to future commercial projects. …