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GLOBAL MONITOR
THE BIG PICTURE: The Largest U.S. Power Plants
ing to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) latest inventory of electricity generators. Larger installations of
natural gas combined cycle power plants, as well as wind and even battery installations, have been completed in recent
continues to shift as expected. The EIA says by the start of June, the power sector was expected to have 65 GW of
utility-scale solar generating capacity, a 31% increase in solar capacity since June 2021. An estimated 138 GW of wind
capacity was also slated to be online this June-a 12% increase from last June. The power sector, however, has been
retiring coal and nuclear plants over the past decade. Between June 2021 and June 2022, an estimated 6 GW (2%) of U.S.
Source: EIA-860-March 2022 (released on May 24, 2022)/POWER
-Sonal Patel is a POWER senior associate editor
Technology
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Other Gases
Nuclear
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Nameplate Capacity (MW)
2,000
4,000
6,495
Onshore Wind Turbine
Petroleum Coke
Petroleum Liquids
Solar PV
Solar Thermal with Energy Storage
Solar Thermal without Energy Storage
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass
Municipal Solid Waste
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Batteries: 409-MW/900-MWh Manatee Solar Energy Center, FPL,
Manatee County, Florida (2021)
Coal IGCC: 804-MW Edwardsport, Duke Energy Indiana, Knox County,
Indiana (2013)
Conventional Hydroelectric: 6.4-GW Grand Coulee, U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation, Grant County, Washington (1942-1976)
Conventional Steam Coal: 3.6-GW Scherer, Georgia Power, Monroe,
Georgia (1982-1987)
Geothermal: 1.2-GW Geysers Unit 5-20, Geysers Power Co., Sonoma
County, California (1971-1980)
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage: 2.8-GW Bath County, Virginia Electric
& Power Co., Bath Country, Virginia (1985)
50-MW Puente Hills Energy Recovery, Los Angeles County
Sanitation, Los Angeles County, California (1986)
Municipal Solid Waste: 124-MW Covanta Fairfax Energy, Covanta
Fairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia (1990)
Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle: 4.3-GW West County Energy
Center, FPL, Palm Beach County, Florida (2009-2011)
Natural Gas-Fired Combustion Turbine: 1.8-GW Lincoln Combustion,
Duke Energy Carolinas, Lincoln County, North Carolina (1995-1996)
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine: 225-MW Denton Energy
Center, City of Denton, Denton County, Texas (2018)
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Natural Gas Steam Turbine: 1.8-GW Ravenswood, Helix Ravenswood,
Queens County, New York (1963-1985)
Natural Gas with Compressed Air Storage: 110-MW McIntosh,
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, Washington County, Alabama (1991)
Nuclear: 4.2-GW Palo Verde, Arizona Public Service Co., Maricopa
County, Arizona (1986-1988)
30-MW Block Island Wind Farm, Deepwater Wind,
Rhode Island (2016)
Onshore Wind: 735-MW Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center, FPL
Energy, Taylor County, Texas (2005-2006)
Petroleum Coke: 703-MW Brame Energy Center, Cleco Power, Rapides
County, Louisiana (2010)
Petroleum Liquids: 1.8-GW Oswego Harbor Power, Oswego Harbor
Power, Oswego, New York (1975-1979)
Solar PV: 585-MW Topaz Solar Farm, Topaz Solar Farms, San Luis
Obispo County, California (2013-2014)
Solar Thermal with Energy Storage: 280-MW Solana Generating
Station, Arizona Solar One, Maricopa County, Arizona (2013)
Solar Thermal without Energy Storage: 280-MW Mojave Solar
Project, Mojave Solar, San Bernardino County, California (2014)
Wood/Wood Waste Biomass: 156-MW Ashdown, Domtar Industries
Little River County, Arkansas (1968-1991)
Coal Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle
Conventional Steam Coal
Conventional Hydroelectric
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
Geothermal
Natural Gas-Fired Combined Cycle
Natural Gas-Fired Combustion Turbine
Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
Natural Gas Steam Turbine
Natural Gas with Compressed Air Storage
Other Natural Gas
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