Southwest Power Pool could add more than 5 GW of wind generation capacity by end-2020

Author: Kassia Micek

Houston — Southwest Power Pool could add more than 5 GW of wind generation capacity by the end of 2020, on top of the nearly 650 MW already added to the grid this year, according to grid operator data.

Wind-powered generation has been the lead fuel source for the last six months across the SPP footprint, after first surpassing coal-fired generation during two months in 2019 and …

Capital Dynamics, Tenaska team up to deliver 4.8 GW of solar to MISO, SERC

Author: Jeffrey Ryser

Houston — Asset management firm Capital Dynamics and independent power producer Tenaska said Wednesday they are forming a “new strategic relationship” to build 24 solar facilities with 4.8 GW of capacity in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and SERC Reliability Corporation footprints.

“We expect to build the projects in MISO and SERC in 2023,” Beloit Allehaut, managing director of Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure business told Platts in an email on Wednesday. …