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A gas boom, new nuclear opportunities and more: Power Engineering’s top articles of 2024

Some of the biggest headlines throughout the year, made possible by our readers.

Federal hostility could delay offshore wind projects, derailing state climate goals

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to halt offshore wind projects ‘on Day 1.’

Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

2024 was a huge year for battery storage.

Delaware’s last coal plant to close ahead of schedule

The 411 MW generator can retire nearly two years early following the completion of necessary transmission upgrades, PJM said.

Lightning protection for composite wind turbine blades demonstrated

A carbon fiber tip offering lightning strike protection for wind turbine blades has been developed by researchers at the US DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Ameren Missouri brings 500 MW of new solar online

Two of the new facilities will serve Ameren Missouri’s Renewable Solutions program.

POWERGEN session spotlight: Leveraging AI solutions in nuclear energy

At POWERGEN International 2025, a panel of industry experts will discuss how we can build a foundation for the next wave of AI innovation in nuclear power.

The Canadian utility plans to invest in new generation as part of a $1.6 billion modernization plan during the 2024-25 fiscal year.

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At POWERGEN International 2025, a panel of industry experts will discuss how we can build a foundation for the next wave of AI innovation in nuclear power….

SaskPower brings new combined-cycle plant online

The Canadian utility plans to invest in new generation as part of a $1.6 billion modernization plan during the 2024-25 fiscal year….

Here’s how Consumers Energy is working toward clean energy goals

The utility’s clean energy goals include bringing 8,000 MW of solar online by 2040….

A collective ‘mountain of coal’ at U.S. plants, per report

The stockpiles at U.S. coal-fired plants represent $6.5 billion of unused inventory, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEE…

Clean energy deals are down, but interest remains high

A new report from PwC shows only 13 renewable energy deals were done from November 2023-24 amidst heightened political uncertainty….

How can Virginia keep up with extreme data center demand?

Northern Virginia is the largest data center market in the world, constituting 13% of all reported data center operational capacity globally and 25% of capacity…

Pacific Gas & Electric scores $15B conditional loan to expand hydropower, battery energy storage, and transmission

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric has been offered a $15 billion low interest loan to expand hydropower, energy storage, and transmission….

SWEPCO expands generation capacity with new gas, renewable resources

SWEPCO anticipates an increasing capacity need due to the evolving reserve requirements set by the Southwest Power Pool….

Eos and FlexGen partnering on first US-made long duration storage solution

Eos Energy Enterprises and FlexGen are teaming up to produce America’s first fully-integrated domestic energy storage solution for long duration applications….

Vistra connects two new solar projects, extends life of 1,185-MW Baldwin coal plant in Illinois

The company now intends to run the Baldwin plant through 2027 instead of retiring in 2025, as previously announced….

New York combined cycle plant eyed for microreactor development for data centers

This collaboration leverages NANO Nuclear’s advanced nuclear reactor technologies in development to provide energy for Digihost’s operations, including AI-d…

Oklo teams up with data center developer to deploy 12 GW of advanced nuclear

Oklo argues its business model simplifies clean energy access by selling power, not power plants – offering customers a direct pathway to advanced nuclear energ…