Table 4.5. Planned Utility-Scale Generating Capacity Changes, by Energy Source, 2022-2026


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 2022
U.S. Total 846 43,442.1 150 14,592.8 696 28,849.3
Coal -- -- 34 11,505.6 -34 -11,505.6
Petroleum 13 25.4 32 342.2 -19 -316.8
Natural Gas 99 9,342.2 31 1,675.9 68 7,666.3
Other Gases -- -- 1 5.3 -1 -5.3
Nuclear -- -- 1 795.8 -1 -795.8
Hydroelectric Conventional 2 3.5 1 0.5 1 3.0
Wind 57 11,748.6 4 115.0 53 11,633.6
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 485 16,217.7 -- -- 485 16,217.7
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels 1 8.0 1 7.8 -- 0.2
Geothermal 7 68.5 -- -- 7 68.5
Other Biomass 8 11.6 43 105.1 -35 -93.5
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Energy Sources 174 6,016.6 2 39.6 172 5,977.0
Year 2023
U.S. Total 516 48,754.6 136 16,176.7 380 32,577.9
Coal -- -- 23 8,901.8 -23 -8,901.8
Petroleum 2 6.0 30 1,312.1 -28 -1,306.1
Natural Gas 41 5,283.3 68 5,909.4 -27 -626.1
Other Gases -- -- -- -- -- --
Nuclear 2 2,228.0 -- -- 2 2,228.0
Hydroelectric Conventional 15 68.5 10 26.9 5 41.6
Wind 29 4,383.7 -- -- 29 4,383.7
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 312 28,663.0 -- -- 312 28,663.0
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels -- -- 3 24.2 -3 -24.2
Geothermal 1 25.0 -- -- 1 25.0
Other Biomass 4 39.2 2 2.3 2 36.9
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Energy Sources 110 8,057.9 -- -- 110 8,057.9
Year 2024
U.S. Total 247 40,897.3 59 10,067.1 188 30,830.2
Coal -- -- 10 3,189.5 -10 -3,189.5
Petroleum -- -- 5 34.4 -5 -34.4
Natural Gas 29 1,797.8 40 5,719.8 -11 -3,922.0
Other Gases -- -- -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- 1 1,122.0 -1 -1,122.0
Hydroelectric Conventional 9 5.2 3 1.4 6 3.8
Wind 22 5,809.0 -- -- 22 5,809.0
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 133 24,063.6 -- -- 133 24,063.6
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels -- -- -- -- -- --
Geothermal -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Biomass 2 19.0 -- -- 2 19.0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Energy Sources 52 9,202.7 -- -- 52 9,202.7
Year 2025
U.S. Total 107 18,550.5 63 11,172.2 44 7,378.3
Coal -- -- 20 8,542.2 -20 -8,542.2
Petroleum -- -- 1 48.0 -1 -48.0
Natural Gas 27 6,788.6 27 1,460.4 -- 5,328.2
Other Gases -- -- -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- 1 1,118.0 -1 -1,118.0
Hydroelectric Conventional 12 50.5 4 1.1 8 49.4
Wind 22 5,388.5 9 1.5 13 5,387.0
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 37 4,559.5 -- -- 37 4,559.5
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels 1 20.0 -- -- 1 20.0
Geothermal -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Biomass -- -- 1 1.0 -1 -1.0
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Energy Sources 8 1,743.4 -- -- 8 1,743.4
Year 2026
U.S. Total 110 7,947.0 40 5,856.0 70 2,091.0
Coal -- -- 5 2,163.0 -5 -2,163.0
Petroleum -- -- 2 3.6 -2 -3.6
Natural Gas 12 3,228.9 30 3,679.8 -18 -450.9
Other Gases -- -- -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional 48 120.8 1 3.8 47 117.0
Wind 7 2,799.4 -- -- 7 2,799.4
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 42 1,747.9 1 0.8 41 1,747.1
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels -- -- -- -- -- --
Geothermal -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Biomass -- -- -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Energy Sources 1 50.0 1 5.0 -- 45.0
Year 2022-2026
U.S. Total 1,826 159,591.5 448 57,864.8 1,378 101,726.7
Coal -- -- 92 34,302.1 -92 -34,302.1
Petroleum 15 31.4 70 1,740.3 -55 -1,708.9
Natural Gas 208 26,440.8 196 18,445.3 12 7,995.5
Other Gases -- -- 1 5.3 -1 -5.3
Nuclear 2 2,228.0 3 3,035.8 -1 -807.8
Hydroelectric Conventional 86 248.5 19 33.7 67 214.8
Wind 137 30,129.2 13 116.5 124 30,012.7
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 1,009 75,251.7 1 0.8 1,008 75,250.9
Wood and Wood-Derived Fuels 2 28.0 4 32.0 -2 -4.0
Geothermal 8 93.5 -- -- 8 93.5
Other Biomass 14 69.8 46 108.4 -32 -38.6
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage -- -- -- -- -- --
Other Energy Sources 345 25,070.6 3 44.6 342 25,026.0

Notes: These data reflect plans as of December 31, 2021
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 Gases also includes blast furnace gas.
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 batteries, hydrogen, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuels 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.'