In the first half of 2023, developers added 16.8 GW of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the US power grid, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) <a href="https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/" target="_blank">latest inventory of electric generators</a>. Developers plan to bring an additional 35.2 GW of capacity online in the second half of the year.