wind Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/wind-2/ 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 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:36:37 +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 wind Archives https://www.powermag.com/tag/wind-2/ 32 32 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 Uncertainty Gives Way to Urgency: Latest Treasury Guidance Signals the Time is Now to Get Solar Projects Underway https://www.powermag.com/uncertainty-gives-way-to-urgency-latest-treasury-guidance-signals-the-time-is-now-to-get-solar-projects-underway/ https://www.powermag.com/uncertainty-gives-way-to-urgency-latest-treasury-guidance-signals-the-time-is-now-to-get-solar-projects-underway/#respond Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:40:25 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=244296 Ever since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) first surfaced, it has been widely portrayed as an existential threat to the renewable energy transition. From boardrooms to project sites, developers braced for the worst—expecting a wave of regulatory shifts that could undermine years of progress in clean energy deployment. However, with the latest guidance from the Treasury Department released this August, uncertainty has been replaced by urgency—signaling that the time is now for decision-makers to get moving on their much-needed solar initiatives.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/uncertainty-gives-way-to-urgency-latest-treasury-guidance-signals-the-time-is-now-to-get-solar-projects-underway/feed/ 0 U.S. Energy M&A Trends: The Shift from Renewables to Fossil Fuels https://www.powermag.com/blog/u-s-energy-ma-trends-the-shift-from-renewables-to-fossil-fuels/ https://www.powermag.com/blog/u-s-energy-ma-trends-the-shift-from-renewables-to-fossil-fuels/#respond Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:38:12 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?post_type=blog&p=243435 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has redrawn the U.S. energy sector map. By scaling back clean energy tax credits and easing regulations on fossil fuels, the act has simultaneously cooled renewable investment and reignited traditional energy expansion. For dealmakers in the energy industry, this has created both headwinds and new openings, especially in […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/blog/u-s-energy-ma-trends-the-shift-from-renewables-to-fossil-fuels/feed/ 0 Duke Energy Plan Includes New Gas-Fired Plants, Nuclear Additions, Delayed Coal Retirements https://www.powermag.com/duke-energy-plan-includes-new-gas-fired-plants-nuclear-additions-delayed-coal-retirements/ https://www.powermag.com/duke-energy-plan-includes-new-gas-fired-plants-nuclear-additions-delayed-coal-retirements/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:59:35 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=242497 Duke Energy announced plans to build more natural gas-fired generation capacity and look at nuclear power in order to meet the increased demand for power in its Carolinas service territory. The utility also said it will delay the retirement of some coal-fired facilities as it seeks to increase the supply of electricity for data centers and manufacturing plants.

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Duke Energy’s most recent gas-fired power plant built in the Palmetto State is the W.S. Lee Station in Anderson County, South Carolina, which began operating on April 5, 2018. The 750-MW combined-cycle natural gas plant powers up to 600,000 homes using high-efficiency technology that captures exhaust heat to generate additional electricity. The company’s newly proposed 1,400-MW hydrogen-capable combined-cycle plant—announced in June 2025 for a site in the same county—will mark Duke Energy’s first new generation project request in South Carolina in over a decade. Courtesy: Duke Energy

]]> https://www.powermag.com/duke-energy-plan-includes-new-gas-fired-plants-nuclear-additions-delayed-coal-retirements/feed/ 0 Xcel Plans New Gas-Fired Plants as Part of 5-GW Expansion in Texas, New Mexico https://www.powermag.com/xcel-plans-new-gas-fired-plants-as-part-of-5-gw-expansion-in-texas-new-mexico/ https://www.powermag.com/xcel-plans-new-gas-fired-plants-as-part-of-5-gw-expansion-in-texas-new-mexico/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:28:29 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=242415 Xcel Energy is adding more natural gas-fired power generation in Texas, with plans to convert a retiring coal-fired plant to natural gas, along with building a new peaker plant to provide electricity at times of high demand.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/xcel-plans-new-gas-fired-plants-as-part-of-5-gw-expansion-in-texas-new-mexico/feed/ 0 POWER Digest [October 2025] https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-october-2025/ https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-october-2025/#respond Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:06:03 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=242002 Two business conglomerates with interests across Asia announced a partnership to build six geothermal power plants in Indonesia.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/power-digest-october-2025/feed/ 0 Group Notes ‘Concerning Signs’ For Clean Energy as Feds Create Chaos https://www.powermag.com/group-notes-concerning-signs-for-clean-energy-as-feds-create-chaos/ https://www.powermag.com/group-notes-concerning-signs-for-clean-energy-as-feds-create-chaos/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:20:15 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=240862 A leading trade association for the clean energy industry said its data shows growth in U.S. renewable energy deployments is slowing at a significant rate, as the Trump administration continues to adopt policies aimed at limiting the sector.

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/group-notes-concerning-signs-for-clean-energy-as-feds-create-chaos/feed/ 0 Solar and Wind’s Hidden Price Tag: Why Cost Isn’t the Whole Story https://www.powermag.com/solar-and-winds-hidden-price-tag-why-cost-isnt-the-whole-story/ https://www.powermag.com/solar-and-winds-hidden-price-tag-why-cost-isnt-the-whole-story/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:06:43 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239984 Solar and wind power have become increasingly cost-competitive over the past decade, prompting claims that they are now the cheapest sources of new electricity. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/solar-and-winds-hidden-price-tag-why-cost-isnt-the-whole-story/feed/ 0 Trump Administration Further Restricts Tax Credits for Solar and Wind Energy https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-further-restricts-tax-credits-for-solar-and-wind-energy/ https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-further-restricts-tax-credits-for-solar-and-wind-energy/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:57:42 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239532 The Trump administration has announced another policy that will likely harm the U.S. renewable energy industry. New guidance from the Treasury Department announced August 15 will make it even harder for wind and solar power projects to take advantage of federal tax credits, which already were under fire from the White House. Friday’s move is […]

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]]> https://www.powermag.com/trump-administration-further-restricts-tax-credits-for-solar-and-wind-energy/feed/ 0 Nextracker Supporting Major New Solar Power Projects in Brazil https://www.powermag.com/nextracker-supporting-major-new-solar-power-projects-in-brazil/ https://www.powermag.com/nextracker-supporting-major-new-solar-power-projects-in-brazil/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:31:48 +0000 https://www.powermag.com/?p=239307 One of Brazil’s largest renewable energy developers, mostly known for its wind power projects, is adding significant solar power generation capacity to its portfolio. Casa dos Ventos, which has developed one of every four wind power facilities in Brazil and has about 35 GW of renewable energy deployed in the country, will utilize equipment from […]

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