Intermediate Pressure Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle

The systems and methods described herein reduce relatively high pressure supercritical CO₂ to a relatively low-pressure supercritical CO₂ using a first CO₂ expansion system positioned upstream of the thermal input system. The relatively low-pressure supercritical CO₂passes through the thermal input system and into a second CO₂ expansion system. The first supercritical CO₂ expansion system provides a first power output and/or the second CO₂ expansion system provides a second power output. A CO₂ compressor system converts the gaseous CO2 exiting the second CO₂ expansion system to the relatively high-pressure supercritical CO₂ , at least a portion of which is returned to the first CO₂ expansion system.