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Released September 23, 2015 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Despite substantial jumps in solar- and wind-derived power, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects a sharp drop in U.S. hydropower generation will drag down total renewables used in the electric sector this year by 3.5%. The drought in California is the culprit behind the anticipated 10.4% drop in hydropower generation, the EIA says in its September Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO). For fourth-quarter 2015, Industrial Info is tracking 59 wind, solar and hydropower project kick-offs with a combined worth of nearly $7.9 billion.
The U.S. will consume 2.21 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) of hydropower this year, compared with 2.47 Btu in 2014, according to the EIA. Hydropower generation is expected to rebound 9.2% in 2016.
Wind power capacity, which grew 8% in 2014, is forecast to increase 12% in 2015 and 13% in 2016, according to the EIA. U.S. consumption of wind power this year will total 1.74 quadrillion Btu.
The EIA expects utility-scale solar capacity will increase more than 100% (11 gigawatts) between the end of 2014 and the end of 2016. Solar power consumption this year will total 0.52 quadrillion BTU.
Listed below is a brief summary of some of the wind, solar and hydropower projects that are slated for kick-off in the upcoming quarter.
Windfarms
Industrial Info is tracking nine active U.S. windfarm projects, worth $3.69 billion, which are slated to kick off in fourth-quarter 2015. North Dakota comes in first place, with $1.2 billion for three projects; followed by Arizona, with $865 million for one project; and Texas, with $860 million for two projects.
Eight of the U.S. projects, with a combined worth of $2.8 billion, are in the engineering phases. An $865 million project is in the planning phase, where plenty of factors could increase, decrease or eliminate the expected spending.
Front-end engineering design (FEED) work has been completed on the grassroot, 390-megawatt (MW) Marcou Mesa Windfarm project, located near Joseph City, Arizona, roughly 80 miles east of Flagstaff. The $865 million project by Disgen Holdings LLC (Lakewood, Colorado) would include 195 wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of 2 MW. Land applications for the project were first sought in 2011. Completion is slated for fourth-quarter 2016. Tierra Environmental Consultants (Tempe, Arizona) is serving as a consultant. For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other windfarm projects with fourth-quarter kickoffs include:
Industrial Info is tracking 31 active U.S. solar power projects, worth $3.22 billion, which are slated for fourth-quarter 2015 kickoffs. With nearly $1.6 billion for 11 projects, California holds first place; followed by Arizona, with $500 million for one project; and Arizona, with $310 million for three projects.
Twenty-four solar projects worth nearly $2.5 billion are in the engineering or early construction phases, while seven projects, worth $754 million, are still in the planning phases.
The 100-MW expansion of Sempra Energy's (NYSE:SRE) (San Diego, California) Mesquite Photovoltaic Solar Park, located in Arlington, Arizona, has a total investment value of $500 million. The Phase II expansion includes construction of single-axis tracking solar panel arrays, plus balance-of-plant equipment. Completion is expected in first-quarter 2017. For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other solar projects with fourth-quarter kickoffs include:
Industrial Info is tracking 19 active U.S. hydroelectric projects, worth $97.95 million, which have fourth-quarter 2015 kickoffs. Washington has six projects, with a combined worth of $37 million. Arizona follows with one project valued at $25 million; California comes in third, with four projects valued at $12 million.
With a total investment value of $25 million, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation would replace four to six of the General Electric (NYSE:GE) GSU transformers with new ones at the Davis Dam hydroelectric plant, located on the Colorado River near Bullhead City, Arizona. Project completion could be reached in first-quarter 2018. For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other hydroelectric projects include:
The U.S. will consume 2.21 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) of hydropower this year, compared with 2.47 Btu in 2014, according to the EIA. Hydropower generation is expected to rebound 9.2% in 2016.
Wind power capacity, which grew 8% in 2014, is forecast to increase 12% in 2015 and 13% in 2016, according to the EIA. U.S. consumption of wind power this year will total 1.74 quadrillion Btu.
The EIA expects utility-scale solar capacity will increase more than 100% (11 gigawatts) between the end of 2014 and the end of 2016. Solar power consumption this year will total 0.52 quadrillion BTU.
Listed below is a brief summary of some of the wind, solar and hydropower projects that are slated for kick-off in the upcoming quarter.
Windfarms
Industrial Info is tracking nine active U.S. windfarm projects, worth $3.69 billion, which are slated to kick off in fourth-quarter 2015. North Dakota comes in first place, with $1.2 billion for three projects; followed by Arizona, with $865 million for one project; and Texas, with $860 million for two projects.
Eight of the U.S. projects, with a combined worth of $2.8 billion, are in the engineering phases. An $865 million project is in the planning phase, where plenty of factors could increase, decrease or eliminate the expected spending.
Front-end engineering design (FEED) work has been completed on the grassroot, 390-megawatt (MW) Marcou Mesa Windfarm project, located near Joseph City, Arizona, roughly 80 miles east of Flagstaff. The $865 million project by Disgen Holdings LLC (Lakewood, Colorado) would include 195 wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of 2 MW. Land applications for the project were first sought in 2011. Completion is slated for fourth-quarter 2016. Tierra Environmental Consultants (Tempe, Arizona) is serving as a consultant. For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other windfarm projects with fourth-quarter kickoffs include:
- $736 million: Just Wind LLC's 368-MW Logan County Windfarm, near Napoleon, North Dakota
For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report. - $600 million: Greenlight Energy Resources Incorporated's 300-MW Kay Wind Project, near Newkirk, Oklahoma
For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info is tracking 31 active U.S. solar power projects, worth $3.22 billion, which are slated for fourth-quarter 2015 kickoffs. With nearly $1.6 billion for 11 projects, California holds first place; followed by Arizona, with $500 million for one project; and Arizona, with $310 million for three projects.
Twenty-four solar projects worth nearly $2.5 billion are in the engineering or early construction phases, while seven projects, worth $754 million, are still in the planning phases.
The 100-MW expansion of Sempra Energy's (NYSE:SRE) (San Diego, California) Mesquite Photovoltaic Solar Park, located in Arlington, Arizona, has a total investment value of $500 million. The Phase II expansion includes construction of single-axis tracking solar panel arrays, plus balance-of-plant equipment. Completion is expected in first-quarter 2017. For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other solar projects with fourth-quarter kickoffs include:
- $315 million: First Solar Incorporated's California Flats PV Solar Farm Phase I, near Shandon, California
For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report. - $300 million: SunEdison's Mount Signal Energy Phase III Addition near Calexico, California
For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info is tracking 19 active U.S. hydroelectric projects, worth $97.95 million, which have fourth-quarter 2015 kickoffs. Washington has six projects, with a combined worth of $37 million. Arizona follows with one project valued at $25 million; California comes in third, with four projects valued at $12 million.
With a total investment value of $25 million, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation would replace four to six of the General Electric (NYSE:GE) GSU transformers with new ones at the Davis Dam hydroelectric plant, located on the Colorado River near Bullhead City, Arizona. Project completion could be reached in first-quarter 2018. For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other hydroelectric projects include:
- $10 million: Chelan PUD's Douglas 22-MW Unit #6 Generator Replacement, located at Rock Island, Washington
For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report. - $10 million: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 2,173-MW Spillway Gate Refurbishment at the Chief Joseph Hydro Power Station in Bridgeport, Washington
For details on this construction project, see Industrial Info's project report.
