*Forecast Net summer capacity based on a reference scenario
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Includes plants that only produce electricity and combined heat and power plants that have a regulatory status.
Figures are projections based on a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology, and technological and demographic trends.
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Electric power capacity outlook in the U.S. 2024-2050
The net summer capacity of the electric power sector in the United States was estimated at 1.2 terawatts in 2024. This figure is expected to increase by more than 97 percent in the coming three decades, reaching almost three terawatts by 2050.
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