Transmission Access Drives Development of Renewable Projects at Coal, Nuclear Sites

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS--May 12, 2021--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) in late-March announced plans to build a 690-megawatt (MW) solar power plant adjacent to its closed Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa. A few weeks later, Xcel Energy Incorporated (NASDAQ:XEL) (Minneapolis, Minnesota) said it was partnering with National Grid Renewables (Bloomington, Minnesota) to build a 460-MW solar power plant on the site of its soon-to-be closed Sherco coal-fired power plant in Minnesota. Other companies featured: Dominion Energy Incorporated (NYSE:D)