EIA: U.S. Gas-Fired Generation Taking Off in Coming Years

SUGAR LAND--February 20, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently reported that the U.S. natural gas-fired power generation sector is projected to grow by more than 36 gigawatts (GW) over the next two years. According to the report, if all of the projects advance to completion, natural gas capacity additions would be at their highest level since 2005. Through November 2016, natural gas-fired capacity generation was at 511,850 megawatts, representing 43.4% of total generation.