What's New for the Electric Power Annual 2024

The Electric Power Annual 2024 (EPA2024) report is now available with final data through 2024. The EPA2024 presents 12 years (2013–24) of national-level data on electricity generating capacity, electricity generation, and useful thermal output, fuel receipts, consumption, and emissions.

The EPA2024 indicates:

• A 3.0% increase in utility-scale electric power generation from 2023 to 2024
• A 2.6% increase in retail sales from 2023 to 2024
• A 3.0% increase in the average residential retail price of electricity from 2023 to 2024
• 50,454 megawatts (MW) of net summer capacity added from new generators in 2024
• 9,027 MW of net summer capacity dropped due to retirements in 2023