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What is the difference between 'method' and 'procedure'?

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What is the difference between 'method' and 'procedure' in the context below.

'Traditional methods of generating energy' or 'Traditional procedures for generating energy'

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Considering that the definition for method starts with "A procedure..." there's not much difference.

So for all practical purposes they can be treated as interchangeable. That's not a very satisfying answer, though, so if there are slight hints of difference, they would be:

  • Procedure implies process. It has steps, it implies activity over time.
  • Method can imply intent, planning, and orderliness (as in the saying "There's method to his madness").
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    I add that rules & regulations may specify a procedure to be followed under certain circumstances, not a method. The latter may be a way of getting something done that usually works (and other methods may also be effective), but the former must be done.
    – Weather Vane
    Oct 19, 2021 at 21:18

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