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Net annual change in coal and natural gas electricity generation capacity in the United States from 1960 to 2021 (in megawatts)

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April 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

1960 to 2020

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Coal and gas power capacity growth in the U.S. 1960-2021

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Nov 16, 2022
Coal power capacity in the United States saw considerable growth during the late and the , with more than ** gigawatts of net capacity additions recorded between 1967 and 1977. In contrast, the past decade saw existing coal capacity continuously decline, with retirements surpassing new installations. Meanwhile, the golden age of natural gas in the power sector dates to the . In that decade, the U.S. natural gas power capacity grew by *** gigawatts, with a record **** gigawatts in 2002 alone.
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