According to EIA, 23.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity additions and 8.3 GW of capacity retirements are expected for the U.S. electric power sector in 2019. The additions are embodied by wind (46%), natural gas (34%), and solar photovoltaics (18%), with the remaining 2% consisting primarily of other renewables and battery storage capacity.
Specifically:
- Wind
An overall of 10.9 GW of wind capacity is planned to be online in 2019. The majority of the capacity will come online at the end of the...