New U.S. electric generating capacity expected to reach a record high in 2026, EIA says
Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION:
SAYS U.S. POWER PLANT DEVELOPERS AND OPERATORS PLAN TO ADD 86 GIGAWATTS (GW) OF NEW UTILITY-SCALE ELECTRIC GENERATING CAPACITY TO THE U.S. POWER GRID IN 2026
SAYS SOLAR POWER MAKES UP 51% OF THE PLANNED 2026 CAPACITY ADDITIONS, FOLLOWED BY BATTERY STORAGE AT 28% AND WIND AT 14%
SAYS IN 2025, 53 GW OF NEW CAPACITY WAS ADDED TO THE GRID, THE LARGEST CAPACITY INSTALLATION IN A SINGLE YEAR SINCE 2002
SAYS IT EXPECTS 2026 TO BE ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR SOLAR ADDITIONS, SIMILAR TO THE RECORD UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR CAPACITY ADDED TO THE U.S. GRID IN 2024 (30.8 GW) AND IN 2025 (27.2 GW)
SAYS DEVELOPERS PLAN TO ADD 43.4 GW OF NEW UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR CAPACITY IN 2026, A 60% INCREASE IN CAPACITY ADDITIONS FROM LAST YEAR IF REALIZED
SAYS TEHUACANA CREEK 1 SOLAR AND BESS, ADDING 837 MEGAWATTS (MW) IN TEXAS, IS THE LARGEST SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECT EXPECTED TO COME ONLINE IN 2026
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