US adds 2.17 GW of large wind, solar power in Q1

US adds 2.17 GW of large wind, solar power in Q1

The solar park at NSA Mid-South in Tennessee. Photo Courtesy of Silicon Ranch

The US’ power generation capacity from large solar parks and wind farms grew by 2.17 GW in the first quarter of 2019 and exceeded 136 GW in total.

Capacity additions in the period also included 1.48 GW of natural gas-fired power. The following table contains more information about the current capacity of the main energy sources in the US and proposed additions and retirements by April 2022, as released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in its latest monthly report.(

(capacity in MW)	Q1 2019 additions	Q1 2018 additions	Total capacity	High probability additions by April 2022	Retirements by April 2022
Coal	0	0	259,050	17	14,641
Natural gas	1,482	987	529,220	30,475	10,171
Nuclear	0	30	107,980	4,800	9,052
Solar	1,155	1,579	38,100	12,927	0
Wind	1,011	1,789	98,170	25,105	239
Water	29	18	100,440	942	527

The full FERC report is available at https://www.ferc.gov/legal/staff-reports/2019/mar-energy-infrastructure.pdf.

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