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

Trump's EPA Grants Dozens of Coal Plants Exemption From Emissions Rules

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted nearly 70 coal-fired U.S. power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene. It's another move by the Trump administration to boost the U.S. coal industry, measures that include encouraging electric utilities to continue operating coal-fired power plants that might otherwise be closed.
Kentucky Energy Group Breaks Ground for New RICE Power Plant

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

A Kentucky energy provider has broken ground for a new 75-MW power plant that will use reciprocating internal combustion engine (RICE) technology from Wärtsilä. The Kentucky Municipal Energy Agency on April 15 held a groundbreaking ceremony for its Energy Center I, what the group calls a state-of-the-art gas-fired RICE power plant. Commercial operation is expected to begin in the summer of 2027. KYMEA is a public power agency formed in 2015 that serves communities across Kentucky.
Electrification Key to Total Decarbonization

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

The transition toward electrification has challenges, such as the need for more infrastructure to support charging of electric cars and trucks, and other transport vehicles. The residential and commercial and industrial sectors must consider the cost of new technologies for heating and cooling.
Google, Baseload Capital Have Corporate PPA for Geothermal in Taiwan

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

Global geothermal energy developer Baseload Capital has joined with technology giant Google on the first corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) for geothermal in Taiwan. The deal announced April 15 will double Taiwan's current geothermal energy capacity in commercial operation.
Innergex Brings Hawaii Solar Project Online, Supports France Agrivoltaic Installations

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

A Canada-based renewable energy developer recently announced commercial operation of a solar power paired with energy storage project in Hawaii, along with providing updates on two agrivoltaic installations in France. Innergex Renewable Energy, headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec, said the Hale Kuawehi Solar and Battery Storage Project came online in Waimea, Hawaii, on March 25.
Radiant Selected by DOE to Receive Fuel for First Kaleidos Reactor Test

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

A company working to mass produce portable nuclear microreactors said its has accepted its selection by the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) to receive high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel for the first test of Kaleidos, the group's reactor design.
Vesper Energy Launches 600-MW Solar Project in Texas

1 week ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

A Texas-based solar energy developer has inaugurated a utility-scale project in that state. Vesper Energy said the 600-MW Hornet Solar installation, which features some 1.36 million modules and covers more than six square miles in Swisher County, is now fully operational. Vesper marked commercial operation of the solar farm with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 10.
Proper Planning Key to Support Electrification

2 weeks ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

The power generation sector has often looked at the impacts of electrification on demand for power, studying ways to assess the potential impacts of using more electricity to provide energy that otherwise might come from burning fossil fuels. Several members of the energy community recently provided POWER with their insights on electrification, looking at the challenges for continuing adoption of technologies driving the transition.
The POWER Interview: Proper Planning Key to Support Electrification

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Darrell Proctor

The power generation sector has often looked at the impacts of electrification on demand for power, studying ways to assess the potential impacts of using more electricity to provide energy that otherwise might come from burning fossil fuels. Several members of the energy community recently provided POWER with their insights on electrification, looking at the challenges for continuing adoption of technologies driving the transition.
Siemens Gamesa Installs World's Most Powerful Wind Turbine at Denmark Test Site

3 weeks ago | powermag.com | Darrell Proctor

Siemens Gamesa has completed work on the world's most powerful wind turbine. The final blades for the 21.5-MW prototype offshore turbine were installed April 2 at the Østerild test center in northern Denmark. Development of the turbine, the latest entrant in a global race to build ever-larger offshore wind turbines, was first reported in June 2024.