The commissioning of 7,775 MW of new combined cycle capacity in 2022 eclipsed the previous two years, when 5,002 MW and 3,578 MW were added in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

Rayburn Electric Cooperative. ... It is buying the 758 MW, natural gas combined-cycle Panda Sherman plant from the private equity firm that built it. The plant will be renamed Rayburn Energy Station.