Electric Power Annual
With Data for 2025
Release Date:
October 21, 2026
Next Release:
October 2027
| Table 4.5. Planned Utility-Scale Generating Capacity Changes, by Energy Source, 2026-2030 |
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Generator Additions | Generator Retirements | Net Capacity Additions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Source | Number of Generators | Net Summer Capacity | Number of Generators | Net Summer Capacity | Number of Generators | Net Summer Capacity |
| Year 2026 | ||||||
| U.S. Total | 1,137 | 81,423.0 | 82 | 7,850.2 | 1,055 | 73,572.8 |
| Coal | -- | -- | 9 | 3,579.5 | -9 | -3,579.5 |
| Petroleum | 19 | 55.5 | 12 | 130.3 | 7 | -74.8 |
| Natural Gas | 101 | 6,177.6 | 28 | 4,097.5 | 73 | 2,080.1 |
| Other Fossil Gas | -- | -- | 1 | 0.8 | -1 | -0.8 |
| Nuclear | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hydroelectric Conventional | 9 | 10.9 | -- | -- | 9 | 10.9 |
| Wind | 29 | 10,381.0 | 9 | 1.5 | 20 | 10,379.5 |
| Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 699 | 42,365.7 | 5 | 4.3 | 694 | 42,361.4 |
| Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels | -- | -- | 1 | 4.7 | -1 | -4.7 |
| Geothermal | 1 | 28.0 | -- | -- | 1 | 28.0 |
| Other Biomass | 5 | 8.4 | 15 | 21.3 | -10 | -12.9 |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other Energy Sources | 274 | 22,395.8 | 2 | 10.3 | 272 | 22,385.5 |
| Year 2027 | ||||||
| U.S. Total | 817 | 90,451.9 | 67 | 9,560.1 | 750 | 80,891.8 |
| Coal | -- | -- | 19 | 6,158.0 | -19 | -6,158.0 |
| Petroleum | 12 | 124.6 | 7 | 14.0 | 5 | 110.6 |
| Natural Gas | 115 | 10,466.1 | 18 | 3,288.3 | 97 | 7,177.8 |
| Other Fossil Gas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nuclear | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hydroelectric Conventional | 16 | 37.8 | 2 | 2.9 | 14 | 34.9 |
| Wind | 32 | 10,008.4 | 1 | 80.0 | 31 | 9,928.4 |
| Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 428 | 44,679.6 | 4 | 3.8 | 424 | 44,675.8 |
| Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Geothermal | 8 | 76.2 | -- | -- | 8 | 76.2 |
| Other Biomass | 13 | 72.0 | 15 | 12.1 | -2 | 59.9 |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 3 | 600.0 | -- | -- | 3 | 600.0 |
| Other Energy Sources | 190 | 24,387.2 | 1 | 1.0 | 189 | 24,386.2 |
| Year 2028 | ||||||
| U.S. Total | 417 | 65,768.0 | 66 | 14,496.0 | 351 | 51,272.0 |
| Coal | -- | -- | 19 | 12,120.5 | -19 | -12,120.5 |
| Petroleum | 2 | 6.1 | 9 | 42.9 | -7 | -36.8 |
| Natural Gas | 100 | 15,695.3 | 25 | 2,318.1 | 75 | 13,377.2 |
| Other Fossil Gas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nuclear | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hydroelectric Conventional | 34 | 138.6 | 2 | 3.4 | 32 | 135.2 |
| Wind | 13 | 3,166.5 | -- | -- | 13 | 3,166.5 |
| Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 172 | 29,963.0 | 9 | 8.8 | 163 | 29,954.2 |
| Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Geothermal | 1 | 1.2 | -- | -- | 1 | 1.2 |
| Other Biomass | -- | -- | 2 | 2.3 | -2 | -2.3 |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 8 | 2,000.0 | -- | -- | 8 | 2,000.0 |
| Other Energy Sources | 87 | 14,797.3 | -- | -- | 87 | 14,797.3 |
| Year 2029 | ||||||
| U.S. Total | 207 | 41,124.2 | 30 | 6,295.9 | 177 | 34,828.3 |
| Coal | -- | -- | 7 | 3,324.3 | -7 | -3,324.3 |
| Petroleum | -- | -- | 10 | 717.6 | -10 | -717.6 |
| Natural Gas | 63 | 13,531.0 | 12 | 2,215.0 | 51 | 11,316.0 |
| Other Fossil Gas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nuclear | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Hydroelectric Conventional | 17 | 75.1 | -- | -- | 17 | 75.1 |
| Wind | 14 | 2,087.1 | -- | -- | 14 | 2,087.1 |
| Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 63 | 16,257.6 | -- | -- | 63 | 16,257.6 |
| Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Geothermal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other Biomass | 11 | 103.4 | 1 | 39.0 | 10 | 64.4 |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other Energy Sources | 39 | 9,070.0 | -- | -- | 39 | 9,070.0 |
| Year 2030 | ||||||
| U.S. Total | 221 | 24,790.4 | 48 | 5,736.3 | 173 | 19,054.1 |
| Coal | -- | -- | 7 | 3,487.8 | -7 | -3,487.8 |
| Petroleum | -- | -- | 5 | 120.5 | -5 | -120.5 |
| Natural Gas | 153 | 17,282.0 | 25 | 1,479.7 | 128 | 15,802.3 |
| Other Fossil Gas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Nuclear | 1 | 342.1 | 1 | 617.0 | -- | -274.9 |
| Hydroelectric Conventional | 26 | 50.8 | 1 | 3.8 | 25 | 47.0 |
| Wind | 2 | 273.6 | -- | -- | 2 | 273.6 |
| Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 25 | 4,659.4 | 7 | 11.5 | 18 | 4,647.9 |
| Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Geothermal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other Biomass | -- | -- | 2 | 16.0 | -2 | -16.0 |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Other Energy Sources | 14 | 2,182.5 | -- | -- | 14 | 2,182.5 |
| Year 2026-2030 | ||||||
| U.S. Total | 2,799 | 303,557.5 | 293 | 43,938.5 | 2,506 | 259,619.0 |
| Coal | -- | -- | 61 | 28,670.1 | -61 | -28,670.1 |
| Petroleum | 33 | 186.2 | 43 | 1,025.3 | -10 | -839.1 |
| Natural Gas | 532 | 63,152.0 | 108 | 13,398.6 | 424 | 49,753.4 |
| Other Fossil Gas | -- | -- | 1 | 0.8 | -1 | -0.8 |
| Nuclear | 1 | 342.1 | 1 | 617.0 | -- | -274.9 |
| Hydroelectric Conventional | 102 | 313.2 | 5 | 10.1 | 97 | 303.1 |
| Wind | 90 | 25,916.6 | 10 | 81.5 | 80 | 25,835.1 |
| Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic | 1,387 | 137,925.3 | 25 | 28.4 | 1,362 | 137,896.9 |
| Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels | -- | -- | 1 | 4.7 | -1 | -4.7 |
| Geothermal | 10 | 105.4 | -- | -- | 10 | 105.4 |
| Other Biomass | 29 | 183.8 | 35 | 90.7 | -6 | 93.1 |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 11 | 2,600.0 | -- | -- | 11 | 2,600.0 |
| Other Energy Sources | 604 | 72,832.8 | 3 | 11.3 | 601 | 72,821.5 |
| Notes: These data reflect plans as of December 31, 2025 Coal includes anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous, lignite, waste coal, coal synfuel, refined coal, and coal-derived synthesis gas. Petroleum includes distillate fuel oil (all diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils), residual fuel oil (No. 5 and No. 6 fuel oils and bunker C fuel oil), jet fuel, kerosene, petroleum coke (converted to liquid petroleum, see Technical Notes for conversion methodology), waste oil, synthetic gas, and propane. Other Fossil Gas includes gaseous propane, blast furnace gas, other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels other than hydrogen. Hydroelectric Conventional capacity includes conventional hydroelectric power excluding pumped storage facilities. Wood and wood-derived fuels include wood/wood waste solids (including paper pellets, railroad ties, utility poles, wood chips, bark, and wood waste solids), wood waste liquids (red liquor, sludge wood, spent sulfite liquor, and other wood-based liquids), and black liquor. Other Biomass include municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, other biomass solids, other biomass liquids, and other biomass gases (including digester gases, methane, and other biomass gases). Hydroelectric Conventional capacity includes conventional hydroelectric power excluding pumped storage facilities. Other Energy Sources include hydrogen, non-biogenic municipal solid waste, batteries, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuel, and other miscellaneous energy sources. Capacity by energy source is based on the capacity associated with the energy source reported as the most predominant (primary) one, where more than one energy source is associated with a generator. In the case of wind, solar and wave energy sites, the capacity for multiple generators is reported in a single generator record and is presented as a single generator in the generator count. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, 'Annual Electric Generator Report.' |