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Geothermal frontrunner Fervo Energy said Wednesday that it had secured $206 million in financing to continue work on a new power plant in Utah.
Duke Energy proposes new natural gas plant in Anderson County This is the first request by a power company to build a power plant in the state in a decade.
Duke Energy has announced plans to build a new natural gas power plant in Anderson County in an effort to keep up with South Carolina's continued growth.
An aging coal power plant slated to shutter will run through the summer at the order of Energy Sec. Chris Wright, a decision that could cost Midwest energy customers tens of millions of dollars.
The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to absorb extra costs.
China approved 11.29 GW of new coal power capacity in Q1 2025—outpacing last year’s mid-year total—raising concerns over energy overcapacity and climate goals.
President Tinubu commissions a 180MW power plant in Rivers, boosting electricity supply and infrastructure in Nigeria’s South-South region.
Meta signed a 20-year deal with a nuclear plant in Illinois, becoming the latest tech giant to partner with the industry to power an expansion into artificial intelligence.
Meta announced Tuesday morning that it was paying billions of dollars to keep an Illinois nuclear power plant running through 2047.
Meta Just Bought a Nuclear Plant to Power Its AI "Securing clean, reliable energy is necessary to continue advancing our AI ambitions," said a Meta spokesperson.
Consumers Energy's last coal-fired power plant was slated to close May 31. A Trump administration order is blocking that.
Potentia Energy has completed the development of its 93MW Girgarre solar PV power plant in Victoria, Australia.