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Released August 28, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Natural gas, which is gaining steam as a source of baseload power, accounts for $5.5 billion worth of capital power generation-related projects that are expected to kick off in the fourth quarter. About 60% of the activity is attributed to projects deemed by Industrial Info as having a medium-to-high likelihood (70% or more) of moving forward as planned.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for list of projects.
Over the course of the Obama and Biden administrations, natural gas was thought of as a stopgap fuel during the shift away from coal-fired power and nuclear power, and renewable energy advocates called it an intermittent source of generation during the buildout of solar and wind power. However, natural gas is being developed more as a major source of baseload power, for the present and future. For more information, see August 25, 2025, article - Natural Gas: From 'Bridge Fuel' to 'Backup' to 'Backbone'.
The highest-valued project is Entergy Corporation's (New Orleans, Louisiana) $1.2 billion Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville, Mississippi. The station is designed as a combined-cycle facility capable of generating 754 megawatts (MW), from 70% natural gas and 30% hydrogen; future upgrades could make the plant capable of producing fully from hydrogen, although there is no guarantee that it will come to fruition. The company broke ground on the site in November 2024, while construction is expected to begin in October. It could be completed as early as fourth-quarter 2027. Subscribers to the GMI Project and Plant databases can learn more from a detailed project report and plant profile.
Another project expected to kick off in October is a 122-MW gas-fired plant, sponsored by the Kerrville Public Utility Board (Kerrville, Texas), which is projected to begin operations by 2027. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
The project is the first to receive a loan from the Texas Energy Fund (TEF), which has begun providing loans for dispatchable natural gas-fired power. Wind and solar power are not eligible for these loans. To learn more about the TEF program and the second project to receive a loan, see IIR's August 18, 2025, article - NRG Secures State Loan for Texas Power Plant Addition.
Another project approved for a TEF Loan could kick off next quarter: Vistra Energy Corporation's project at its DeCordova Power Station in Hood County is designed to upgrade two 85-MW GE Vernova (Cambridge, Massachusetts) combustion turbines, to improve efficiency and extend service life. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Meanwhile, construction of a unit addition at the McCartney Generating Station in Springfield, Missouri is expected to kick off next quarter, for the City of Springfield Utilities. The new unit, which is estimated to start operations in 2027, is designed to provide 150 MW from three GE simple-cycle, aeroderivative turbines. Subscribers can click here to read more project information.
According to a GE press release, the turbines are expected to feature the capability to burn two types of fuel (natural gas with a fuel oil/diesel as a backup) in case of emergency events.
The community-owned utility provides natural gas, among other sources of electricity, for more than 106,000 customers in southwest Missouri.
Also expected to kick off by the end of the year is construction of Williams Companies Incorporated's (Tulsa, Oklahoma) 287-MW natural gas-fired plant in Licking County, Ohio. Williams' subsidiary Will-Power OH will build and operate the $850 million plant; it is designed to provide power to a data center in the area by utilizing baseload turbines and peak load turbines to ensure sufficient power 24/7. The turbines could be behind-the-meter, where turbines feed power on-site. Subscribers can click here for the project information. An identical plant in the area could begin construction next year.
For more information on the electricity demand bring spurred by the rapid buildout of data centers across the U.S., see August 7, 2025, article - More Than 1 GW of New Data Centers Commissioned in the U.S. in Q2.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI database can click here for the reports on the projects discussed in this article and click here for the plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for list of projects.
Over the course of the Obama and Biden administrations, natural gas was thought of as a stopgap fuel during the shift away from coal-fired power and nuclear power, and renewable energy advocates called it an intermittent source of generation during the buildout of solar and wind power. However, natural gas is being developed more as a major source of baseload power, for the present and future. For more information, see August 25, 2025, article - Natural Gas: From 'Bridge Fuel' to 'Backup' to 'Backbone'.
The highest-valued project is Entergy Corporation's (New Orleans, Louisiana) $1.2 billion Delta Blues Advanced Power Station in Greenville, Mississippi. The station is designed as a combined-cycle facility capable of generating 754 megawatts (MW), from 70% natural gas and 30% hydrogen; future upgrades could make the plant capable of producing fully from hydrogen, although there is no guarantee that it will come to fruition. The company broke ground on the site in November 2024, while construction is expected to begin in October. It could be completed as early as fourth-quarter 2027. Subscribers to the GMI Project and Plant databases can learn more from a detailed project report and plant profile.
Another project expected to kick off in October is a 122-MW gas-fired plant, sponsored by the Kerrville Public Utility Board (Kerrville, Texas), which is projected to begin operations by 2027. Subscribers can click here to learn more.
The project is the first to receive a loan from the Texas Energy Fund (TEF), which has begun providing loans for dispatchable natural gas-fired power. Wind and solar power are not eligible for these loans. To learn more about the TEF program and the second project to receive a loan, see IIR's August 18, 2025, article - NRG Secures State Loan for Texas Power Plant Addition.
Another project approved for a TEF Loan could kick off next quarter: Vistra Energy Corporation's project at its DeCordova Power Station in Hood County is designed to upgrade two 85-MW GE Vernova (Cambridge, Massachusetts) combustion turbines, to improve efficiency and extend service life. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Meanwhile, construction of a unit addition at the McCartney Generating Station in Springfield, Missouri is expected to kick off next quarter, for the City of Springfield Utilities. The new unit, which is estimated to start operations in 2027, is designed to provide 150 MW from three GE simple-cycle, aeroderivative turbines. Subscribers can click here to read more project information.
According to a GE press release, the turbines are expected to feature the capability to burn two types of fuel (natural gas with a fuel oil/diesel as a backup) in case of emergency events.
The community-owned utility provides natural gas, among other sources of electricity, for more than 106,000 customers in southwest Missouri.
Also expected to kick off by the end of the year is construction of Williams Companies Incorporated's (Tulsa, Oklahoma) 287-MW natural gas-fired plant in Licking County, Ohio. Williams' subsidiary Will-Power OH will build and operate the $850 million plant; it is designed to provide power to a data center in the area by utilizing baseload turbines and peak load turbines to ensure sufficient power 24/7. The turbines could be behind-the-meter, where turbines feed power on-site. Subscribers can click here for the project information. An identical plant in the area could begin construction next year.
For more information on the electricity demand bring spurred by the rapid buildout of data centers across the U.S., see August 7, 2025, article - More Than 1 GW of New Data Centers Commissioned in the U.S. in Q2.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI database can click here for the reports on the projects discussed in this article and click here for the plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
