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  Data For: 2000
  Report Released: January 2003
  Next Release Date: March 2003

Table 2: Capacity Additions and Retirements at U.S. Nonutilities by Energy Source, 2000

Energy Source
Additions
Retirements
Number of Units
Nameplate Capacity (megawatts)
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts)
Number of Units
Nameplate Capacity (megawatts)of Units
           
U.S. Total

235

21,086

18,086

 - -
   Coal1

2

11

11

 - -
   Petroleum2

18

268

232

 - -
   Natural Gas

132

15,738

13,482

 - -
   Other Gas3

2

184

156

 - -
   Petroleum/Natural Gas (Combined)

40

4,658

3,982

 - -
   Hydroelectric4

2

*

*

 - -
   Nuclear

-

-

-

 - -
   Renewable5

39

227

223

 - -
   Other6

 -

 -

- 

 -  - 


   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 * = Less than 0.5 megawatt.
   5 Includes black liquor, wood/wood waste liquid, and wood/wood waste solids, agriculture byproducts, landfill gas, municipal solid waste, other biomass gases, other biomass liquids, other biomass solids, sludge waste, and tires.
   6 Includes batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, sulfur, purchased steam, and pitch.
   Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
   Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility."