Net summer capacity of new utility-scale natural gas generators planned to be added to the power grid in the United States between 2022 and 2026
(in megawatts)
Characteristic
Net summer capacity in megawatts
2026
-450.9
2025
5,328.2
2024
-3,922
2023
-626.1
2022
7,666.3
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Approximately 5.1 gigawatts worth of capacity is expected by 2025 through currently planned utility-scale natural gas projects in the United States. The largest addition is expected to occur in 2022, when natural gas generators with a combined net summer capacity of over seven gigawatts will start operating.
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EIA. (November 7, 2022). Net summer capacity of new utility-scale natural gas generators planned to be added to the power grid in the United States between 2022 and 2026 (in megawatts) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/204994/us-petroleum-capacity-additions-from-new-generators-from-2011/
EIA. "Net summer capacity of new utility-scale natural gas generators planned to be added to the power grid in the United States between 2022 and 2026 (in megawatts)." Chart. November 7, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/204994/us-petroleum-capacity-additions-from-new-generators-from-2011/
EIA. (2022). Net summer capacity of new utility-scale natural gas generators planned to be added to the power grid in the United States between 2022 and 2026 (in megawatts). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/204994/us-petroleum-capacity-additions-from-new-generators-from-2011/
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Net summer capacity of new utility-scale natural gas generators planned to be added to the power grid in the United States between 2022 and 2026 (in megawatts) [Graph], EIA, November 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/204994/us-petroleum-capacity-additions-from-new-generators-from-2011/
