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Posted On: 08/22/2024 11:48:01 AM
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U.S. Power Grid Added 20.2 GW of Generating Capacity in First Half of 2024
https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/articl...-half-2024
Developers and power plant owners added 20.2 gigawatts of utility-scale electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Aug.19.
This new capacity is 3.6 GW (21%) more than the capacity added during the first six months of 2023. Based on the most recently reported data, developers and owners expect to add another 42.6 GW of capacity in the second half of the year, EIA noted.
“As in 2023, solar accounted for the largest share of newly operating generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2024. Solar additions totaled 12 GW, 59% of all additions,” EIA said.
Texas and Florida made up 38% of U.S. solar additions. The 690-megawatt solar and storage Gemini facility in Nevada and the 653-MW Lumina Solar Project in Texas were the largest solar projects that came online in the first six months of 2024.
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https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/articl...-half-2024
Developers and power plant owners added 20.2 gigawatts of utility-scale electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2024, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Aug.19.
This new capacity is 3.6 GW (21%) more than the capacity added during the first six months of 2023. Based on the most recently reported data, developers and owners expect to add another 42.6 GW of capacity in the second half of the year, EIA noted.
“As in 2023, solar accounted for the largest share of newly operating generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2024. Solar additions totaled 12 GW, 59% of all additions,” EIA said.
Texas and Florida made up 38% of U.S. solar additions. The 690-megawatt solar and storage Gemini facility in Nevada and the 653-MW Lumina Solar Project in Texas were the largest solar projects that came online in the first six months of 2024.
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