Darrell Proctor

Denver

Senior Associate Editor at POWER Magazine

Long-time sportswriter who now writes about energy. Mountain biker and high-elevation hiker.

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Articles

NRG Buying LS Power Gas-Fired Plants in $12-Billion Deal

2 days ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

NRG Energy announced it would acquire 18 natural gas-fired power plants with 13 GW of generation capacity as part of a $12-billion cash-and-stock deal with LS Power. Houston, Texas-based NRG on May 12 said the deal, expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, would double the group's overall generation capacity portfolio to 25 GW. The gas-fired plants are located in the U.S. Northeast and Texas, the company said Monday.
India Coal Giant Will Invest $3 Billion for Renewables, and Build 1.6-GW Coal-Fired Plant

5 days ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) has announced plans to invest about $3 billion to build as much as 4.5 GW of renewable energy generation capacity. The memorandum of understanding, signed May 7 with major ammonia producer AM Green, is expected to significantly increase India's green hydrogen and ammonia production capabilities. The joint effort, announced by AM Green on May 9, comes just after CIL said it was partnering with Damador Valley Corp.
Google Will Fund Three Nuclear Projects with Elementl Power

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

A nuclear power project developer said it has a deal with Google, with the technology company agreeing to commit funding for at least three projects that each would have 600 MW of generation capacity. Elementl Power, founded in 2022 and based in Greer, South Carolina, on May 7 said Google would help the company move toward its goal of bringing more than 10 GW of nuclear power capacity online by 2035.
17 States Sue Trump Over Halt to Wind Energy Projects

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

A group of attorneys general from 17 states, along with the District of Columbia, is suing the Trump administration over the president's move to suspend leasing and permitting of new U.S. wind energy projects. The lawsuit filed May 5 (read the 101-page document here) seeks a court order that declares Trump's action unlawful.
EDP Renewables Brings Second Phase of California Solar Farm Online

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has inaugurated the company's 200-MW Scarlet II Solar Energy Park, in Fresno County, California. Scarlet II follows EDPR NA's Scarlet I Solar Energy Park-a 200-MW solar farm with and 40 MW/160 MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS)-which achieved commercial operation in 2024. This second phase of the Scarlet Solar Energy Park includes a co-located 150-MW/600-MWh BESS, increasing the project's resilience.
Sonnen, Energy Groups Join for Major Texas VPP Project

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

A leading provider of residential energy storage, along with a Texas retail energy provider and an energy technology group, announced a collaboration to support a virtual power plant (VPP) network in Texas.
GE Vernova Boosting Gas Turbine Capacity With Technology Upgrade

2 weeks ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

GE Vernova will install new equipment at a power plant in Iraq, its first use of the company's upgraded AGP XPAND technology. The latest version is an evolution of GE Vernova's Advanced Gas Path (AGP) system introduced more than a decade ago on the company's 9E.03 fleet to boost gas turbine capacity. The first AGP XPAND is planned for the 1,250-MW Bazyan Power Plant, which is operated by Taurus Energy, a portfolio company of Onex Group.
Geothermal Energy Growing as Renewable Energy Resource

2 weeks ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

Geothermal resources are one of the oldest sources of renewable energy, used for heating for thousands of years, and growing in importance for power generation. Gathering the heat from underground reservoirs of hot water and steam, and using it to supply turbines to generate electricity, is finding more interest as a power generation technology.
U.S. Coal Production Continues Steady Decline as Generation Capacity Falls

3 weeks ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

The EIA in its report noted that the agency's "latest Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts U.S. coal production to decline from an estimated 512 MMst in 2024 to 483 MMst in 2025 and 467 MMst in 2026 because of coal's continued competition with natural gas and renewables in the electric power sector."The EIA said the production decline is spread almost evenly across each type of coal-anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, and lignite-and continued across the past year.
Group Projects 100-GW Rise in Global Nuclear Power Capacity Across Next Decade

3 weeks ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

A new report from GlobalData, a data and analytics group, projects global nuclear power capacity will hit 494 GW by 2035. The group's "Nuclear Power Market, Update 2025-Market Size, Segmentation, Major Trends, and Key Country Analysis to 2035" said capacity gains will be tied to advancements in deployments of small modular reactors (SMRs), along with the continuing worldwide shift to cleaner forms of energy.