In 2025, there is a significant amount of natural gas power capacity under construction in the United States, including specific projects designed as LNG export terminals. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates that several large LNG export projects are in various stages of construction, with some phases beginning operation during the year.
The following LNG export projects reached final investment decision (FID) and are currently under construction or commissioning as of 2025:
Plaquemines LNG Phase 2 (Venture Global) began shipping cargoes earlier in 2025, moving toward commercial operation. Phase 1 began exporting in late 2024 and was expected to be fully operational by April 2025.
Corpus Christi Stage III (Cheniere) started shipping its first cargoes earlier in 2025, with seven midscale trains expected to be in service by the end of 2026.
Golden Pass LNG (a joint venture between ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy) has faced delays, but LNG production is expected to begin around the end of 2025.
Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 (1.6 Bcf/d capacity) is under construction.
Rio Grande LNG (2.1 Bcf/d capacity) is under construction.
Woodside Louisiana LNG (2.2 Bcf/d capacity) is under construction.
CP2
Phase 1 (2.0 Bcf/d capacity) is also under construction, with expected
completion in 2027.
These facilities are primarily focused on liquefying natural gas for export rather than generating domestic electricity. For domestic power generation, hundreds of new gas-fired power units are in various stages of development or construction across the U.S. in 2025.
In
2025, there is a significant push for new natural gas-fired power plants, with
developers tracking around 160 proposed U.S. new-build
projects scheduled to begin construction.
This is a substantial increase in planned capacity, and several major projects have either recently begun operations or reached final investment decisions (FID) to begin construction.
New
Natural Gas Power Plants Under Construction
While the exact number of plants breaking ground at any given moment fluctuates, developers plan to add 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity from four new gas-fired power plants in 2025 alone. Two of these, the Intermountain Power Project in Utah and Magnolia Power in Louisiana, are designed with the capability to co-fire with hydrogen.
As of mid-2025, over 114,000 megawatts (MW) of natural gas capacity were under construction or in the pre-construction phase across the U.S..
LNG
Export Terminals
A
major driver for this increased natural gas demand is the expansion of
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminals (which process gas for
export, rather than burning it for domestic power). Several of these
large-scale projects are under active construction or began shipping their
first cargoes in 2025:
Plaquemines
LNG Phase 1 & 2
in
Louisiana began shipping cargoes in late 2024 and early 2025.
Corpus
Christi Stage 3
in
Texas began shipping cargoes in early 2025.
in
Texas is expected to start production by the end of 2025 or early 2026.
Additionally,
five other major LNG export projects have reached a final investment decision
(FID) in 2025, signaling that full construction is underway:
Port
Arthur LNG Phase 1
(multiple
phases)
CP2 Phase 1
Overall,
2025 has been a record year for FIDs on U.S. LNG export capacity, with over 80
billion cubic meters per year of capacity approved for construction.
What
are the environmental concerns with these new LNG projects?
What
policy changes in 2025 boosted US LNG FIDs?
Elaborate on hydrogen co-firing in new natural gas plants
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