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New Gas-Fired Plants Bring Needed Generation, Flexibility to the Power Sector Several natural gas–fueled units are being developed as a way to support the industrial sector, including data centers, and to help integrate more renewable energy to the grid.

Powering Tomorrow: A Multi-Technology Roadmap for the Global Energy Transition As global electricity demand surges 40% by 2035 and warming projections worsen, nuclear, geothermal, gas, offshore wind, storage, and fusion must all advance—along with the workforce to build them. The… Contractor Chosen for 1.5-GW Gas-Fired Facility; Station Will Be North Dakota's Largest Power Plant Basin Electric Power Cooperative has selected PCL Industrial Construction Co. (PCL) as the general contractor for the Bison Generation Station, a new $4-billion natural gas-fired power plant in Williams County, North Dakota.

In Case You Missed It Constellation Completes Acquisition of Calpine; Groups Have 55 GW of Generation Capacity Major U.S. utility Constellation said it has completed its acquisition of Calpine Corp. from Energy Capital Partners (ECP), creating the nation’s largest producer of electricity. The companies on January 7…

Rolls-Royce Launches Hydrogen-Ready Modular Gas Engine Power Plants Officials with UK-based power systems developer Rolls-Royce said the company is launching a new modular solution for gas engine power plants. GE Vernova Completes Turbine Upgrades at InterGen Gas-Fired Plant in the UK GE Vernova said the energy giant has completed a modernization project at InterGen’s 800‑MW Coryton Power Plant in the UK. The group on February 9 said the work included two high-efficiency (HE) upgrades on GT26 gas turbines, delivering 85 MW of additional generation capacity, a 2.46% efficiency gain.

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Xcel Energy Inks Dual Alliances with GE Vernova, NextEra to Support 6-GW Data Center Outlook, Generation Expansion Xcel Energy has moved to lock in supply and development capacity for what could become 6 GW of data center load through separate strategic agreements with GE Vernova and NextEra… Five Years After Winter Storm Uri, a Texas Co-op Shares Its Lessons Learned Rayburn Electric Cooperative faced three years of power costs in five days during the 2021 storm. The experience transformed the organization’s approach to risk, generation assets, and long-term planning. When…

Substation-Sited Generation: A New Frontier for Utility Resilience and Flexibility For decades, utilities have deployed distributed generation along distribution circuits primarily for single-circuit capacity support and voltage regulation. While these applications remain valuable, a broader opportunity is emerging: siting generators… The Clock Is Ticking on 7FA Gas Turbine Rotors Operators of aging F-class units face a narrowing window to plan for rotor life extensions as supply chains tighten and demand surges. The late 1990s and early 2000s marked a…