natural gas Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/natural-gas/ The power industry's trusted source for generation technology, O&M, and legal & regulatory news for coal, gas, nuclear, hydro, wind & solar power plants; power jobs Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:53:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.powermag.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-p-power-32x32.jpg natural gas Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/natural-gas/ 32 32 The POWER Interview: Data Collection Optimizing Gas Delivery, Safety https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-data-collection-optimizing-gas-delivery-safety/ https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-data-collection-optimizing-gas-delivery-safety/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:20:36 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246230 Utilities that provide natural gas to customers are investing in smart technologies to modernize their infrastructure. These measures are leading to better efficiency in gas delivery, while also enhancing safety measures along their delivery networks.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/the-power-interview-data-collection-optimizing-gas-delivery-safety/feed/ 0 Idaho Utility Celebrates 125 Years, Brings New Peaker Plant Online https://www.powermag.com/idaho-utility-celebrates-125-years-brings-new-peaker-plant-online/ https://www.powermag.com/idaho-utility-celebrates-125-years-brings-new-peaker-plant-online/#respond Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:59:18 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=246104 Idaho Falls Power celebrated the formal launch of a new natural gas-fired peaking generation plant on December 4, calling the occasion a “major milestone” in its 125-year history.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/idaho-utility-celebrates-125-years-brings-new-peaker-plant-online/feed/ 0 NRG Energy Will Build New 455-MW Gas-Fired Plant Near Houston https://www.powermag.com/nrg-energy-will-build-new-455-mw-gas-fired-plant-near-houston/ https://www.powermag.com/nrg-energy-will-build-new-455-mw-gas-fired-plant-near-houston/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:20:29 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245416 NRG Energy is the latest Texas-based utility to receive a loan agreement from the Texas Energy Fund (TxEF). The company plans to use the funding to support construction of a 455-MW natural gas-fired station at the site of the group’s current Greens Bayou Generating Station in Harris County, near Houston.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/nrg-energy-will-build-new-455-mw-gas-fired-plant-near-houston/feed/ 0 Research Group: U.S. Exits Coal by 2040 as Solar, Nuclear, Natural Gas Surge https://www.powermag.com/research-group-u-s-exits-coal-by-2040-as-solar-nuclear-natural-gas-surge/ https://www.powermag.com/research-group-u-s-exits-coal-by-2040-as-solar-nuclear-natural-gas-surge/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:45:34 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245197 An energy research group said U.S. power generation capacity will be led by solar power in the short term, natural gas in the mid term, and nuclear power in the long term as coal-fired units continue to be retired.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/research-group-u-s-exits-coal-by-2040-as-solar-nuclear-natural-gas-surge/feed/ 0 FERC Approves NRG Energy Plan to Buy 12.9 GW of Gas-Fired Generation https://www.powermag.com/ferc-approves-nrg-energy-plan-to-buy-12-9-gw-of-gas-fired-generation/ https://www.powermag.com/ferc-approves-nrg-energy-plan-to-buy-12-9-gw-of-gas-fired-generation/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:22:40 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245152 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has signed off on NRG Energy’s plan to acquire nearly 13 GW of natural gas-fired power generation. The agency on November 13 said it supports Houston, Texas-based NRG’s $12-billion deal with New York-based LS Power for capacity in the PJM market territory.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/ferc-approves-nrg-energy-plan-to-buy-12-9-gw-of-gas-fired-generation/feed/ 0 Blackstone Investing $1.2 Billion for 600-MW Gas-Fired Plant in West Virginia https://www.powermag.com/blackstone-investing-1-2-billion-for-600-mw-gas-fired-plant-in-west-virginia/ https://www.powermag.com/blackstone-investing-1-2-billion-for-600-mw-gas-fired-plant-in-west-virginia/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:50:06 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=245145 Global investment group and asset manager Blackstone said it will support construction of a 600-MW combined-cycle natural gas-fired power plant in West Virginia. The Wolf Summit Energy facility, which will feature GE Vernova equipment, is affiliated with Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, which serves about 1.5 million customers across three states.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/blackstone-investing-1-2-billion-for-600-mw-gas-fired-plant-in-west-virginia/feed/ 0 Texas Issues First Performance-Based Grant Under Energy Fund for LCRA’s New 188-MW RICE Peaker https://www.powermag.com/texas-issues-first-performance-based-grant-under-energy-fund-for-lcras-new-188-mw-rice-peaker/ https://www.powermag.com/texas-issues-first-performance-based-grant-under-energy-fund-for-lcras-new-188-mw-rice-peaker/#respond Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:44:52 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244969 The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has executed its first agreement under the Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) Completion Bonus Grant (CBG) Program, awarding the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) up to $22.56 million for its 188-MW Timmerman Power Plant Unit 1, a new natural gas–fired plant in Caldwell County, Texas. The agreement marks the operational launch of Texas’s performance-contingent funding mechanism, which is designed to accelerate […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/texas-issues-first-performance-based-grant-under-energy-fund-for-lcras-new-188-mw-rice-peaker/feed/ 0 Successfully Closing a Power Plant? It’s All in the Details https://www.powermag.com/successfully-closing-a-power-plant-its-all-in-the-details/ https://www.powermag.com/successfully-closing-a-power-plant-its-all-in-the-details/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:26:00 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244858 The retirement of older thermal power generation facilities, driven by a transition to cleaner forms of energy, has increased in recent years as utilities and other power generators mothball plants that are uneconomic or simply no longer needed.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/successfully-closing-a-power-plant-its-all-in-the-details/feed/ 0 Nuclear, Natural Gas Power Generation Planned for Massive New Mexico Data Center Site https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-natural-gas-power-generation-planned-for-massive-new-mexico-data-center-site/ https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-natural-gas-power-generation-planned-for-massive-new-mexico-data-center-site/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:00:57 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244570 A Texas-based developer and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets announced it has entered into a land option purchase agreement for a site in New Mexico that would feature a vast data center center campus. The plan announced November 6 calls for more than 2 GW of natural gas-fired generation capacity, and 5 GW or more of nuclear power, to energize the 3,500-acre site.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/nuclear-natural-gas-power-generation-planned-for-massive-new-mexico-data-center-site/feed/ 0 Power, Proximity, Policy: The Legal Landscape of Siting Data Centers Near Natural Gas Resources https://www.powermag.com/power-proximity-policy-the-legal-landscape-of-siting-data-centers-near-natural-gas-resources/ https://www.powermag.com/power-proximity-policy-the-legal-landscape-of-siting-data-centers-near-natural-gas-resources/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:24:42 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244412 The explosive growth of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and enterprise data storage has transformed data centers into the critical infrastructure of the digital economy. Yet their extraordinary and continuous electricity demands—often exceeding 100 megawatts per site—have made energy access and reliability the single most consequential factor in determining where these facilities are built. Across the […]

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