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Released August 09, 2023 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--According to a recent report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), developers added 16.8 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale power generation in the U.S. in the first half of this year. However, about 8.2 GW of power generation was retired in the same period, mostly in the form of coal- and natural gas-fired plants.
Solar
Solar power, with 5.9 GW added to the grid from January through June, led the U.S. in the capacity of newly installed power, accounting for about 35% of U.S. power additions. Florida, with 25% of the national total, led the U.S. in solar capacity additions. According to the EIA, about 80% of this was developed by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) (Juno Beach, Florida), the primary Florida subsidiary of NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach).
For some time, FPL has been underway with the construction of several solar facilities throughout Florida, each with a capacity slightly less than 75 megawatts (MW). Industrial Info tracked 12 of these projects that were completed in the first half of the year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for a list of related reports.
Examples of the completed FPL projects include the Chautauqua Solar Energy Center. The facility uses approximately 220,000 solar panels to provide nameplate generation of 74.5 MW. Engineering, procurement and construction firm Moss Solar (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) wrapped up the project in the first quarter of the year. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
One of the largest solar projects to be completed in the year's first half has a capacity nearly 10 times greater than the typical FPL installation. Terra-Gen LLC (New York, New York) contracted with M.A. Mortenson Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota) to install more than 2 million solar modules on a single-axis tracking system at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The solar farm has a nameplate generating capacity of 700 MW. Subscribers can click here for more details.
Natural Gas
Natural gas came just behind solar in newly added capacity, at 5.7 GW. A substantial portion of this new capacity came from a project in Ohio. Apex Power Group LLC (Mooresville, Indiana) wrapped up construction of its Guernsey natural gas-fired power plant late in the second quarter. The plant uses General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Boston, Massachusetts) equipment in a combined-cycle configuration to provide more than 1.8 GW of power. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Wind
Wind made up 19%, or 3.2 GW, of new capacity added in the first half of the year. Among the largest windfarms to be completed was Enel SpA's (Rome, Italy) Seven Cowboy Windfarm in Washita and Kiowa counties in Oklahoma. The windfarm includes 107 turbines, each rated at 2.8 MW, to achieve nameplate generation of 300 MW. Subscribers can click here for more details.
Iowa also was the recipient of a large windfarm in the form of Apex Clean Energy Incorporated's (Charlottesville, Virginia) Great Pathfinder Windfarm in Boone County. The windfarm features 74 General Electric turbines rated at 3.03 MW each to provide nameplate generation of 225 MW. Contractor IEA Constructors Incorporated (Indianapolis, Indiana) wrapped up the project in the second quarter. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Battery Storage
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) accounted for 1.8 GW of new capacity in the first half of the year. Among the largest BESS projects to wrap up was Vistra Corporation's (NYSE:VST) (Irving, Texas) addition of 350 MW of energy storage at its Moss Landing facility in Monterey County, California. The battery storage capacity at the facility has been built up in phases over the years, with the initial phase adding 300 MW. An additional 100 MW of BESS capacity was added in 2021, followed by another 300 MW this year. At 750 MW, the Moss Landing storage facility is the largest BESS facility in the U.S., according to the EIA. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Solar
Solar power, with 5.9 GW added to the grid from January through June, led the U.S. in the capacity of newly installed power, accounting for about 35% of U.S. power additions. Florida, with 25% of the national total, led the U.S. in solar capacity additions. According to the EIA, about 80% of this was developed by Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) (Juno Beach, Florida), the primary Florida subsidiary of NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach).
For some time, FPL has been underway with the construction of several solar facilities throughout Florida, each with a capacity slightly less than 75 megawatts (MW). Industrial Info tracked 12 of these projects that were completed in the first half of the year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for a list of related reports.
Examples of the completed FPL projects include the Chautauqua Solar Energy Center. The facility uses approximately 220,000 solar panels to provide nameplate generation of 74.5 MW. Engineering, procurement and construction firm Moss Solar (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) wrapped up the project in the first quarter of the year. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
One of the largest solar projects to be completed in the year's first half has a capacity nearly 10 times greater than the typical FPL installation. Terra-Gen LLC (New York, New York) contracted with M.A. Mortenson Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota) to install more than 2 million solar modules on a single-axis tracking system at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The solar farm has a nameplate generating capacity of 700 MW. Subscribers can click here for more details.
Natural Gas
Natural gas came just behind solar in newly added capacity, at 5.7 GW. A substantial portion of this new capacity came from a project in Ohio. Apex Power Group LLC (Mooresville, Indiana) wrapped up construction of its Guernsey natural gas-fired power plant late in the second quarter. The plant uses General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Boston, Massachusetts) equipment in a combined-cycle configuration to provide more than 1.8 GW of power. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the project report.
Wind
Wind made up 19%, or 3.2 GW, of new capacity added in the first half of the year. Among the largest windfarms to be completed was Enel SpA's (Rome, Italy) Seven Cowboy Windfarm in Washita and Kiowa counties in Oklahoma. The windfarm includes 107 turbines, each rated at 2.8 MW, to achieve nameplate generation of 300 MW. Subscribers can click here for more details.
Iowa also was the recipient of a large windfarm in the form of Apex Clean Energy Incorporated's (Charlottesville, Virginia) Great Pathfinder Windfarm in Boone County. The windfarm features 74 General Electric turbines rated at 3.03 MW each to provide nameplate generation of 225 MW. Contractor IEA Constructors Incorporated (Indianapolis, Indiana) wrapped up the project in the second quarter. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Battery Storage
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) accounted for 1.8 GW of new capacity in the first half of the year. Among the largest BESS projects to wrap up was Vistra Corporation's (NYSE:VST) (Irving, Texas) addition of 350 MW of energy storage at its Moss Landing facility in Monterey County, California. The battery storage capacity at the facility has been built up in phases over the years, with the initial phase adding 300 MW. An additional 100 MW of BESS capacity was added in 2021, followed by another 300 MW this year. At 750 MW, the Moss Landing storage facility is the largest BESS facility in the U.S., according to the EIA. Subscribers can click here for the project report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
