Table 1: Existing
Capacity and Planned Capacity Additions at U.S. Nonutilities by Energy
Source, 2000
| Primary
Energy Source |
Existing |
Planned Additions
(2001-2005) |
| Numbe of Units |
Nameplate Capacity (megawatts) |
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts) |
Number of Units |
Nameplate Capacity (megawatts) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| U.S. Total |
6,486 |
228,586 |
208,293 |
1,946 |
278,166 |
| Coal1
|
599 |
59,196 |
55,017 |
7 |
2,928 |
| Petroleum2
|
600 |
10,969 |
10,067 |
22 |
3,236 |
| Natural Gas |
1,668 |
72,453 |
63,636 |
1,517 |
230,726 |
| Other Gas3
|
104 |
2,455 |
2,285 |
W |
W |
| Petroleum/Natural Gas (Combined) |
765 |
47,580 |
43,027 |
279 |
39,381 |
| Hydroelectric4
|
1,418 |
7,214 |
7,123 |
10 |
71 |
| Geothermal |
193 |
2,683 |
2,520 |
W |
W |
| Nuclear |
13 |
12,622 |
11,892 |
- |
- |
| Solar |
9 |
410 |
382 |
- |
- |
| Wind |
88 |
2,323 |
2,323 |
65 |
1,277 |
| Wood5
|
324 |
6,246 |
5,883 |
6 |
119 |
| Waste6
|
680 |
3,890 |
3,628 |
W |
W |
| Other7
|
25 |
545 |
510 |
- |
- |
1 Includes bituminous, lignite,
subbituminous, and waste/other coal.
2 Includes distillate fuel oil,
jet fuel, kerosene, other oil, petroleum coke, and residual fuel oil.
3 Includes blast-furnace gas,
other gas, and propane.
4 Includes 1,502 megawatts existing
pumped storage net summer capacity.
5 Includes black liquor, wood/wood
waste liquid, and wood/wood waste solids.
6 Includes agriculture byproducts,
landfill gas, municipal solid waste, other biomass gases, other biomass
liquids, other biomass solids, sludge waste, and tires.
7 Includes batteries, chemicals,
hydrogen, pitch, sulfur, and miscellaneous technologies.
Note:
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Plants purchased from electric utilities are included in this report.
Source:
Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric
Generator Report - Nonutility."
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