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U.S. Electric Net Summer Capacity

Table 1.4    xls   pdf   format Table 4 U.S. Electric Net Summer Capacity, 2005 - 2009 (Megawatts) Source 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total 978,020 986,215 994,888 1,010,171 1,027,584 Renewable Total 98,746 101,934 107,954 116,423 125,800  Biomass 9,802 10,100 10,839 11,050 11,353   Waste 3,609 3,727 4,134 4,186 4,405    Landfill Gas 887 978 1,319 1,429 1,514  MSW1 2,167 2,188 2,218 2,215 2,215   Other Biomass2 554 561 598 542 676  Wood and Derived Fuels3 6,193 6,372 6,704 6,864 6,948  Geothermal 2,285 2,274 2,214 2,256 2,351  Hydroelectric Conventional 77,541 77,821 77,885 77,930 77,951  Solar/PV 411 411 502 536 603  Wind 8,706 11,329 16,515 24,651 33,542 Nonrenewable Total 879,274 884,281 886,934 893,747 901,785   1 Includes total capacity whose primary energy source is MSW.   2 Agriculture byproducts/crops, sludge waste and other biomass solids, liquids and gases.  Does not include tires.   3 Black liquor, and wood/woodwaste solids and liquids.   MSW = Municipal Solid Waste.   PV = Photovoltaic.   Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. Data revisions are discussed in the Highlights section. Revisions to biomass capacity removed tires from renewable waste energy. Data for 2009 is preliminary.   Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report."