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LCG, May 8, 2025--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Board of Directors approved SPP’s proposed Expedited Resource Adequacy Study (ERAS) at its May 6 meeting. SPP developed the new ERAS in collaboration with its stakeholders in response to the growing need to add new generating resources before the region’s generating capacity is outpaced by its electricity demands. ERAS is intended to be a one-time, expedited study process designed to significantly accelerate the addition of new power generation facilities to the grid and address concerns about the near term ability to maintain the affordable and reliable electric service that consumers expect.
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LCG, May 7, 2025--EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA) announced yesterday the inauguration of its Scarlet II Solar Energy Park (Scarlet II) in Fresno County, California. This phase of the solar plus energy storage project includes 200 MW of solar capacity, plus a co-located 150 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The initial phase of the project, Scarlet I, which provides 200 MW of solar and 40 MW/160 MWh of BESS, achieved commercial operations in July 2024.
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EIA Issues Summary of Planned Power Generation Retirements for 2025
LCG, February 25, 2025--The EIA today issued an analysis of planned utility-scale power generation retirements in 2025. Total retirements for the U.S. are estimated to be 12.3 GW, a significant increase relative to 2024, when 7.5 GW of capacity was retired.
In 2025, planned coal-fired electric generation capacity retirements total 8.1 GW, which accounts for two-thirds of planned retirements (66%), followed by natural gas-fired (21%) and petroleum-fired (13%) facilities.
The largest planned coal plant retirement for 2025 is the 1,800-MW Intermountain Power Project (IPP) in Utah, where an 840-MW natural gas (and hydrogen) fueled combined-cycle power block is planned to commence operations this summer. Two other planned large coal plant retirements are J H Campbell (1,331 MW) in Michigan and Brandon Shores (1,273 MW) in Maryland.
Natural gas-fired planned unit retirements in 2025 are primarily simple-cycle turbine units, which have a low efficiency. In addition, old, inefficient steam units, like V H Braunig Units 1, 2, and 3 (859 MW) in Texas and Eddystone Units 3 and 4 (760 MW) in Pennsylvania, are planned for retirement in 2025.
Looking into the future, planned retirements are not necessarily a given. For example, Georgia Power, a Southern Company subsidiary, recently filed its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC). To maintain reliable and economical electric service, Georgia Power stated it must continue to invest in its foundational resources, which includes continuing the operation of coal-fired Plant Bowen Units 1-4, and extending the operation of approximately 1,100 MW at Plants Scherer (coal-fired) and Gaston (natural gas-fired) beyond the previous target of December 31, 2028 to 2034 or later.
The uncertainty in unit retirements has increased in part due to the election results and the new Administration, which has goals to demonstrate national energy dominance, reduce regulatory hurdles and accelerate growth in the U.S. economy (which would increase the demand for electricity). Furthermore, the new Administration supports the development and production of fossil fuels and may reduce support to renewable power.
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