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LCG, February 20, 2026--The EIA today issued an "in-brief analysis" that estimates U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to complete a record installation of 86 GW of new, utility-scale electric generating capacity that is connected to the U.S. power grid in 2026. Last year, 53 GW of new capacity was added to the grid, which was the largest capacity installation in a single year since 2002. Thus the estimate of 86 GW of new capacity in 2026 is a whopping 33 GW greater than the year prior. It should be noted that over 20 GW of the 86 GW of new capacity this year is estimated to be completed in December.
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LCG, February 19, 2026--The EIA released an "in-brief analysis" today regarding the expected completion of the first, large-scale commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS) in June 2026, and the significant growth potential for year-round, 24x7, carbon-free, renewable EGS power generation in the United States.
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Industry News
Progress and Southern Close Another Deal
LCG, October 4, 2006--Progress Energy announced yesterday that the Georgia Public Service Commission certified Progress Energy's power purchase agreements (PPAs) to sell 1,039 MW of peaking resources in three tolling contracts to Georgia Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company.
The three PPAs have 15-year terms, beginning June 1, 2009, and are associated with existing electric generating stations located in Georgia. The three stations are comprised of gas-fired, combustion turbine units. Following a lengthy RFP process, the PPAs were executed by Progress Ventures subsidiaries Washington County Power, LLC (302 MW), Walton County Power, LLC (436 MW) and MPC Generating, LLC (301 MW).
Progress Energy stated that the new tolling agreements are part of its strategy to reduce its risk profile and that the agreements will produce more than $500 million in revenue over the term of the contracts.
The PPAs expand the transactions between Progress Energy and Southern Company. In July, Southern announced that it executed a long-term PPA with Progress Ventures that calls for Southern to provide approximately 621 MW of wholesale electricity to Progress Ventures from 2009 through 2015. For this PPA, the electricity is to be generated by a new, combined-cycle power unit to be built at Plant Franklin, located in Smiths, Alabama. Plant Franklin is owned by Southern's unregulated subsidiary, Southern Power.
In September, Southern Company announced that it has closed on the purchase from Progress Energy of the Rowan County Energy Complex in North Carolina. The gas-fired, electric generating station has a total generating capacity of 925 MW. Earlier this year, Southern Company closed on the purchase of the DeSoto County Energy Complex in Florida, which includes two 160-MW gas-fired units, from Progress Energy.
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