The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a waiver request from NextEra Energy, enabling the company to restart the 601 MW Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa, USA.
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), developers added 12 GW of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in H1 2025, and they plan to add another 21 GW in H2 2025.
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has published its Updated Strategic Plan, detailing its plans to improve the reliability and resilience of New York’s grid.
The Spanish company Ingeteam has finished commissioning work on a 30 MW solar farm with a battery energy storage system (BESS) on Hawaii, USA.
Xcel Energy has announced plans to build 5.5 GW in Texas and New Mexico, consisting of 521 MW of extensions on existing facilities and the addition of 17 new power projects of a combined capacity of 5168 MW.
Talen Energy has announced it has signed agreements to acquire two CCGT plants for a total of £3.5 billion.
The US nuclear regulator has approved Dominion Energy’s application to extend the operating licence of its 973 MW V.C. Summer nuclear power station in South Carolina until 2062.
Constellation Energy’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is expected to restart a year sooner than originally planned.
The government of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan has announced that it plans to use coal-fired power as a ‘bridge’ to nuclear baseload power generation.
NRG Energy has announced it will acquire 13 GW of natural gas-fired power plants and a commercial and industrial virtual power plant (C&IVPP) platform from LS Power in a cash and stock deal worth $12 billion.