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Washstate coal plant
Power Generation

Battle Looms as Feds Order Washington State Coal Plant to Stay Open

Directive comes as 730-MW facility, operating since 1972, has a $600M makeover to natural gas getting underway
Tim Newcomb
Tim Newcomb
December 18, 2025
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US Energy Dept. directive comes as the 730-MW facility is to shut down Dec. 31 and has a $600M makeover to natural gas set and a client supply agreement signed


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Electrical substation supporting large power loads.
Analysis

Grid Access, Not Land, Emerges as Bottleneck for Data Center Construction

Developers are being pushed to add generation and grid-support infrastructure earlier in the data center construction process
Gottllieb Mug (2)
Bryan Gottlieb
December 18, 2025
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As data center demand surges, grid access—not land—is deciding which projects move forward, forcing builders to rethink power infrastructure, costs and schedules before construction begins. 


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Data Centers

Lawsuit Filed Over Power Use Records at $1B Wisconsin Data Center

Environmental law group sues to gain unreleased energy detail related to the 700,000-sq-ft Beaver Dam facility
Annemarie Mannion
Annemarie Mannion
December 17, 2025
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Lawsuit seeks information about projected energy demand at Meta-owned Beaver Dam data center, now being built by Mortenson.


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Image shows the WSP longs in a red square taking up half the image, and the TRC logo on a blue square taking up the second half
Acquisitions

WSP Aims for Power Market Boost in $3.3B Deal to Buy Sector Design Leader TRC Cos.

All-cash transaction is expected to complete in first quarter 2026
Debra K. Rubin
Debra K. Rubin
December 16, 2025
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The purchase, expected to complete in the first quarter of 2026, would form an expanded WSP with 27,000 global professionals and $7.2 billion in 2025 net revenue on a pro forma basis.


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ENR December 2, 1926 Cover
History

From the Archives: December 2, 1926

Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis
December 15, 2025
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This 1926 image depicts foundation work for a 700-MW New York Edison Co. cogeneration plant, supplying both electricity and steam, and fueled by coal.


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DATAVENTER.FERC
Regulation

Power Sector Debates New Federal Rules for Data Center 'Large Load' Links to Grid

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Mary B. Powers
Debra K. Rubin
Debra K. Rubin
December 15, 2025
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Push for larger federal role to expedite data center grid connections in proposed rule set to finalize by April 2026 comes as new administration issues executive order to pre-empt state regulation of artificial intelligence.


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Wastewater treatment facility representing U.S. infrastructure systems.
Analysis

Infrastructure Gains in New ASCE Report Card—but Progress Hinges on Post-2026 Funds

American Society of Civil Engineers 2025 analysis shows broad gains, but also aging assets, climate risk and a 2026 funding cliff that threaten project delivery
Gottllieb Mug (2)
Bryan Gottlieb
December 12, 2025
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American Society of Civil Engineers 2025 analysis shows rising grades—but also aging assets, climate risk and a 2026 funding cliff that threaten project delivery.


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Macau Refuse Incineration Plant — Phase 3
ENR 2025 Global Best Projects

Best Project, Power/Industrial: Macau Refuse Incineration Plant — Phase 3

Urban waste handling complex seeks to blend in
Debra K. Rubin
Debra K. Rubin
December 12, 2025
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The Macau Refuse Incineration Plant’s new phase boosts daily capacity to 3,000+ tons at the only urban solid waste treatment facility in the special administrative region of China.


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275-KV Transmission Line From PMU New Prai to PMU the Light
ENR 2025 Global Best Projects

Award of Merit, Power/Industrial: 275-KV Transmission Line from PMU New Prai to PMU the Light

December 12, 2025
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To connect a power plant to a substation on Penang Island, the contractors delivering this project needed to build a transmission line that would cross the Penang Strait, pitting the project team against high winds, tides and complex geologies.


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Combined Cycle Implementation at Santa Cruz Thermoelectric Plant
ENR 2025 Global Best Projects

Award of Merit, Power/Industrial: Combined Cycle Implementation at Santa Cruz Thermoelectric Plant

December 12, 2025
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The Santa Cruz Thermoelectric Plant’s combined-cycle implementation significantly increases its generating capacity and brings a 1960s-era facility into the modern age.


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