EIA: PJM Interconnection Has Largest Natural Gas Capacity Increase in U.S. in Last Five Years

SUGAR LAND--October 18, 2018--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that the increase in the PJM Interconnection's capacity factors for natural gas-fired generators is the largest of any regional transmission organization in the past five years (2013-17). During this time, 14.4 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fired power generation was retired from the PJM, and the regional transmission organization saw a net natural gas increase of 9.2 GW, increasing the region's natural gas-fired capacity by 18%. Within this article: Details of natural gas-fired projects on the PJM Interconnection Companies featured: General Electric (NYSE:GE), AECOM (NYSE:ACM), Dominion Energy Incorporated (NYSE:D), Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR)