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Released June 13, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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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. However, the further one looks out, the earlier the projects are in their development, meaning that looking into 2027 and 2028, many projects are still in the planning and permitting stage and may not be built as planned. The EIA noted that about half of the capacity expected to come online in 2026 is under construction, but relatively little set for 2027 has broken ground yet. The EIA found developers want to add around 10.6 GW of CCGTs in 2028, but these projects are in the very early stages, with a greater potential for fallout.
Of the CCGT plants planned to come online this year, two take up the lion's share of capacity at more than 1.5 GW. These are the 840-MW Intermountain Power Project (IPP), being developed by the Intermountain Power Agency (South Jordan, Utah) near Delta, Utah, and Kindle Energy's (West Windsor Township, New Jersey) 705-MW Magnolia Generating Station in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Construction of both plants is set to wrap up this summer. In a nod toward future cleaner energy production, the CCGTs at both plants can be co-fired with hydrogen, a cleaner-burning fuel than natural gas. The Utah plant will be capable of firing a fuel mix containing up to 30% hydrogen, while the Louisiana plant will be capable of using a mix of up to 50% hydrogen. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the reports on the IPP and Magnolia projects.
In addition to combined-cycle turbines, Industrial Info is tracking several gas-fired plants set to come online this year employing simple-cycle technology or reciprocal internal combustion engines.
A substantial amount of the CCGT capacity expected to be brought online in 2026 already is in development. The top three projects, which will generate more than 3 GW combined, include Entergy Corporation's (New Orleans, Louisiana) 1.2-GW combined-cycle plant in Orange, Texas, which is expected to be completed in about a year's time, and Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) (Knoxville, Tennessee) 1,450-MW plant being built in Cumberland City, Tennessee. Rounding out the top three CCGT projects set to come online in the U.S. in 2026 is the Trumbull Energy Center in Lordstown, Ohio. The plant's owner, Clean Energy Future (Manchester, Massachusetts), is itself majority-owned by Korea Electric Power Corporation (Naju, South Korea). When completed next year, the combined-cycle plant will generate approximately 950 MW of power for northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Subscribers can learn more about these three upcoming plants by viewing the related project reports.
While the EIA notes that most of the planned 2027 CCGT additions have not started construction, TVA last summer broke ground on the Kingston Combined-Cycle Plant in Harriman, Tennessee. The 604-MW plant also requires a 32-mile natural gas supply line and is expected to be completed toward the end of 2027. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Although natural gas has been the leading fuel for U.S. power generation since 2016, construction of natural gas-fired power plants has slowed substantially in recent years, giving way to renewable energy such as wind and solar power. The rise in natural gas construction comes as there has been renewed interest from the power sector regarding how utilities will cope with increasing baseload power demands, particularly in areas with a large amount of power-hungry data centers or other large industrial plants. While a new U.S. coal-fired plant seems a very remote possibility due to environmental reasons, nuclear is being considered as an option for baseload power, but the most promising and cost-effective technology, various models of small modular reactors, are still slowly making way for their permitting by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The intermittent nature of solar and wind make separate energy storage systems necessary to achieve power generation for an extended time. Natural gas, then, represents one of the quickest, most cost-effective ways that utilities can add baseload power.
And this fuel seems only set to rise in use despite the recent dominance of renewable construction. In an interesting twist on the rhetoric being used to justify the construction of gas-fired plants, NextEra Energy Incorporated (Juno Beach, Florida) Chief Executive Officer John Ketchum said earlier this week that renewable generation is a quick and inexpensive bridge or stopgap for increased U.S. natural gas-fired buildout. In the past, fossil fuel producers had named natural gas the bridge fuel to be used while wind and solar power were being built. NextEra operates natural gas and nuclear power plants and is one of the leading wind and solar power providers in the U.S.
Subscribers can click here for all the project reports mentioned 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) 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 over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
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. However, the further one looks out, the earlier the projects are in their development, meaning that looking into 2027 and 2028, many projects are still in the planning and permitting stage and may not be built as planned. The EIA noted that about half of the capacity expected to come online in 2026 is under construction, but relatively little set for 2027 has broken ground yet. The EIA found developers want to add around 10.6 GW of CCGTs in 2028, but these projects are in the very early stages, with a greater potential for fallout.
Of the CCGT plants planned to come online this year, two take up the lion's share of capacity at more than 1.5 GW. These are the 840-MW Intermountain Power Project (IPP), being developed by the Intermountain Power Agency (South Jordan, Utah) near Delta, Utah, and Kindle Energy's (West Windsor Township, New Jersey) 705-MW Magnolia Generating Station in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Construction of both plants is set to wrap up this summer. In a nod toward future cleaner energy production, the CCGTs at both plants can be co-fired with hydrogen, a cleaner-burning fuel than natural gas. The Utah plant will be capable of firing a fuel mix containing up to 30% hydrogen, while the Louisiana plant will be capable of using a mix of up to 50% hydrogen. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can learn more by viewing the reports on the IPP and Magnolia projects.
In addition to combined-cycle turbines, Industrial Info is tracking several gas-fired plants set to come online this year employing simple-cycle technology or reciprocal internal combustion engines.
A substantial amount of the CCGT capacity expected to be brought online in 2026 already is in development. The top three projects, which will generate more than 3 GW combined, include Entergy Corporation's (New Orleans, Louisiana) 1.2-GW combined-cycle plant in Orange, Texas, which is expected to be completed in about a year's time, and Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) (Knoxville, Tennessee) 1,450-MW plant being built in Cumberland City, Tennessee. Rounding out the top three CCGT projects set to come online in the U.S. in 2026 is the Trumbull Energy Center in Lordstown, Ohio. The plant's owner, Clean Energy Future (Manchester, Massachusetts), is itself majority-owned by Korea Electric Power Corporation (Naju, South Korea). When completed next year, the combined-cycle plant will generate approximately 950 MW of power for northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Subscribers can learn more about these three upcoming plants by viewing the related project reports.
While the EIA notes that most of the planned 2027 CCGT additions have not started construction, TVA last summer broke ground on the Kingston Combined-Cycle Plant in Harriman, Tennessee. The 604-MW plant also requires a 32-mile natural gas supply line and is expected to be completed toward the end of 2027. Subscribers can click here to learn more about the project.
Although natural gas has been the leading fuel for U.S. power generation since 2016, construction of natural gas-fired power plants has slowed substantially in recent years, giving way to renewable energy such as wind and solar power. The rise in natural gas construction comes as there has been renewed interest from the power sector regarding how utilities will cope with increasing baseload power demands, particularly in areas with a large amount of power-hungry data centers or other large industrial plants. While a new U.S. coal-fired plant seems a very remote possibility due to environmental reasons, nuclear is being considered as an option for baseload power, but the most promising and cost-effective technology, various models of small modular reactors, are still slowly making way for their permitting by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The intermittent nature of solar and wind make separate energy storage systems necessary to achieve power generation for an extended time. Natural gas, then, represents one of the quickest, most cost-effective ways that utilities can add baseload power.
And this fuel seems only set to rise in use despite the recent dominance of renewable construction. In an interesting twist on the rhetoric being used to justify the construction of gas-fired plants, NextEra Energy Incorporated (Juno Beach, Florida) Chief Executive Officer John Ketchum said earlier this week that renewable generation is a quick and inexpensive bridge or stopgap for increased U.S. natural gas-fired buildout. In the past, fossil fuel producers had named natural gas the bridge fuel to be used while wind and solar power were being built. NextEra operates natural gas and nuclear power plants and is one of the leading wind and solar power providers in the U.S.
Subscribers can click here for all the project reports mentioned 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) 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 over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
