By the Numbers. Gas Generation dominates the numbers

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) May infrastructure update in May:

• 2.1 GW of new gas capacity
  • total capcity of 2,455 MW
  • 85% share of new resources
• fossil fuels’ share of energy consumption in 2017 was 80%
• 6,646 MW of new gas year to May
  • 1,956 MW of wind capacity for the year
  • 1,921 MW of new solar for the year
  •  total installed capacity in 2018 sits at about 43.5%
    • coal (23%) total installed capacity
    • nuclear (9%)
    • hydro (8.5%)
    • wind, (7.7%)
    • oil (3.5%)
    • solar (2.8%)

Utility Dive | Despite renewables gains, gas leads new US generation