Development

Tenaska Development leverages its extensive experience and ability to capitalize on evolving market needs to develop energy projects throughout the U.S.

Tenaska Development combines decades of expertise across an array of technologies with the proven ability to adapt to evolving market dynamics to drive energy project development throughout the United States. We have successfully developed more than 13,000 megawatts of generation facilities across a variety of technologies, market dynamics, ownership structures and service models.

13,300 MW

developed

41,500 MW

renewable generation in development pipeline

Tenaska Development leverages the resources of Tenaska to help customers meet their power generation needs. In addition to its decades of experience in siting, transmission interconnection, permitting, community engagement, financing and construction management, Tenaska also can support customers with fuel acquisition and transport, plant operations and energy marketing.

Our expertise

Our development
portfolio

As technologies advance and the market appetite for renewable power continues to grow, our focus remains on high-value opportunities. The Tenaska Development portfolio currently includes wind, solar, battery storage, green hydrogen, natural gas and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).

Natural gas

Tenaska’s power generation development team develops utility-scale, natural gas-fueled generating facilities to meet the growing demand for reliable, dispatchable power in the United States. Tenaska utilizes its expertise in development, capital formation, engineering, construction, natural gas supply, power marketing and asset management to successfully develop, construct and operate our facilities.

Carbon capture and sequestration

Tenaska’s carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) development team, Tenaska Sequestration Services, provides services across the CCS value chain with access to capital, development expertise and operating experience to solve carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions challenges. Focused on the transportation and sequestration aspect of CCS, we seek emitters interested in utilizing this CO₂ storage space, as well as customers interested in low-carbon power generation and products, carbon-negative technologies and sustainable hub development. To date, we have more than 11 hubs in development in nine states.

Solar

Tenaska’s solar development team, Tenaska Solar Ventures, has more than 17,000 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity in the development services pipeline. We have developed 850 MW of solar generation – projects owned by Tenaska or through development services agreements with other companies.

Wind

Tenaska’s wind development team, Tenaska Wind Ventures, has more than 12,900 MW of wind capacity in the development services pipeline. We have developed 990 MW of wind generation that’s now in operation.

Tenaska has earned the reputation for being a good business neighbor where we develop projects. Learn more about how we work with communities in this video.

Battery storage

Tenaska’s battery storage development team, Tenaska Storage Solutions, is equipped to draw on the full range of Tenaska’s expertise in energy supplies and marketing to help make energy storage a smart option for customers. Tenaska’s expertise in development, capital formation, engineering, construction and asset management support a portfolio of energy storage projects that use batteries as the primary technology. We also work closely with Tenaska Power Services Co., our power marketing affiliate, to help customers determine how best to dispatch stored energy.

Safety is the top priority for our battery storage facilities. Learn more about our high standards for safety in this video.

Green hydrogen

Tenaska’s green hydrogen development team and its partners develop greenfield gigawatt-scale green hydrogen projects, with the intent of serving local and global demand for green hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, sustainable aviation fuel and other clean fuels in key U.S. hydrogen markets.

Growth of development services model

Tenaska Development’s expansive experience across power regions allows our team to adapt project strategies to changing market, legislative and regulatory climates.