| Table 4.13. Fuel-Switching Capacity of Operable Generators Reporting Natural Gas as the Primary Fuel, |
| by Type of Prime Mover, 2024 (Megawatts, Percent) |
| Prime Mover Type | Number of Natural Gas-Fired Generators Reporting the Ability to Switch to Petroleum Liquids | Net Summer Capacity of Natural Gas-Fired Generators Reporting the Ability to Switch to Petroleum Liquids |
Fuel Switchable Net Summer Capacity Reported to Have No Factors that Limit the Ability to Switch to Petroleum Liquids |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam Generator | 158 | 23,611.9 | 9,356.6 |
| Combined Cycle | 364 | 49,509.6 | 5,658.1 |
| Internal Combustion | 303 | 1,192.7 | 344.7 |
| Gas Turbine | 806 | 56,239.9 | 11,631.4 |
| All Fuel Switchable Prime Movers | 1,631 | 130,554.2 | 26,990.7 |
| Notes: Petroleum liquids include 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, waste oil, and propane. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, 'Annual Electric Generator Report.' |