Trends in plant O&M with EthosEnergy's Terry Schoenborn

Recent Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) indicate that U.S. utilities are planning for the largest increase in natural gas-fired power plants in over a decade. Buyers of F-Class, advanced-class and aeroderivative gas turbines are reportedly experiencing lead times not seen since the early 2000s.

Terry Schoenborn has certainly noticed this renewed interest, which he attributes to projected rising electricity demand from data centers and manufacturing.

“In the last 10 years, there hasn’t been as many new greenfield sites going in, but we’re starting to see some of that activity pick up,” said Schoenborn, who is Senior Vice President of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) at EthosEnergy.

This was just one trend discussed in a recent interview with Schoenborn, who highlighted the evolving market dynamics that are shaping plant O&M.

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