After Little Addition Last Year, U.S. Natural Gas Power Begins Making Comeback

June 13, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Despite the addition of only one 98-megawatt (MW) natural gas-fired combined-cycle turbine in the U.S. last year at a liquefied natural gas plant, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) notes that 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of combined-cycle capacity is planned to come online in the U.S. this year, and this could rise through 2028. In a monthly survey, the EIA said Wednesday it found that developers are planning to add 1.6 GW of combined-cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) to the U.S. grid this year, and more than 3 GW each for both 2026 and 2027.