EIA projects 82.7 GW of new renewable and storage capacity, while fossil fuel and nuclear capacity falls
The US Energy Information Administration projects that renewables and battery storage will add about 82.7 GW of generating capacity in the next 12 months, while total fossil fuel and nuclear capacity is expected to decline by more than 1.4 GW.
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that renewables and battery storage will add about 82.7 gigawatts (GW) of new generating capacity in the United States in the next 12 months.
The same data, reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, indicates that total fossil fuel and nuclear power capacity will fall by more than 1.4 GW over the period.
The figures are reported in Electrek’s coverage of the EIA data.
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