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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), developers plan to add more than 54 gigawatts (GW) of new power generation to the U.S. this year. More than half of this (54%) will be new solar power capacity. Battery storage will account for the second-highest new capacity at 17%.
Solar Power & Battery Storage
According to the EIA, developers plan to install more than 29 GW of solar generation in the U.S. this year. Most of this will be in Texas and California, which account for about 41% of planned solar capacity. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) increasingly accompany solar facilities to provide power when the sun isn't shining. Developers have reported plans to add 9.4 GW of battery storage capacity this year.
Among the biggest solar projects underway in California that include a BESS is Intersect Power's (Beaverton, Oregon) Oberon facility near Desert Center, about 170 miles east of Los Angeles. The facility will use Hanwha Q-Cells (Seoul, South Korea) photovoltaic panels. Both the solar plant and the BESS will have capacities of 500 megawatts (MW) upon completion, which is expected toward the end of this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for more details.
Similar projects in Texas include Hecate Energy LLC's (Chicago, Illinois) grassroot Roseland facility, near Mart in Central Texas. The 553-MW solar facility will use more than 668,000 bifacial solar panels on a single-axis tracking system. An accompanying BESS unit will be able to supply 50 MW in times of low solar generation. The projects are expected to be completed in the coming months. Subscribers can click here for the report on the solar facility and here for the report on the BESS unit.
Natural Gas
According to the EIA, developers plan to add 7.5 GW of natural gas-fired generation to the U.S. power mix in 2023, mostly through combined-cycle plants. The two biggest plants planned to be brought online this year are in Ohio and Illinois.
Plans for Apex Power Group LLC's (South Jordan, Utah) Guernsey gas-fired power station in Byesville, Ohio, have been on the table for a number of years, and the project broke ground in late 2019. The plant, which will use General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Boston, Massachusetts) equipment, is in final commissioning and is expected to begin operations in the near future, when it will add more than 1,800 MW of power generation to the area. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Competitive Power Ventures Incorporated (Silver Spring, Maryland) is on the final stretch of construction for its gas-fired Three Rivers Energy Center in Morris, Illinois. Construction initially was hindered by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the project finally broke ground in the summer of 2020. Completion is expected this summer, when the facility will provide 1,100 MW to the area's generation mix. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Wind
According to the EIA, developers plan to add 6 GW of wind energy in the U.S. this year, mostly in Texas, the leading state for wind generation. Texas wind projects nearing completion include the 301.5-MW El Sauz Ranch windfarm, which will use 67 turbines, each rated at 4.5 MW. Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Wanzek Construction Incorporated (West Fargo, North Dakota) began work in early 2022, and the project is expected to be completed in the coming months. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Nuclear
When it comes to U.S. nuclear capacity, there's a huge elephant in the room in the form of units and 3 and 4 at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia. Construction has been underway for more than 10 years, and throughout this time, the project has gone billions of dollars over its originally planned budget and the completion dates for the new units have been repeatedly pushed out.
However, the end is in sight, with Unit 3 planned to begin operations in the coming months and Unit 4, according to primary owner Southern Company (NYSE:SO) (Atlanta, Georgia), entering commercial operations by the end of this year. Together, the units will add more than 2,200 MW of new generation capacity to the facility's two existing units, making Vogtle the largest nuclear generating facility in the U.S. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here for a look at reports for all of the projects discussed in this article, and click here for the related 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 Power & Battery Storage
According to the EIA, developers plan to install more than 29 GW of solar generation in the U.S. this year. Most of this will be in Texas and California, which account for about 41% of planned solar capacity. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) increasingly accompany solar facilities to provide power when the sun isn't shining. Developers have reported plans to add 9.4 GW of battery storage capacity this year.
Among the biggest solar projects underway in California that include a BESS is Intersect Power's (Beaverton, Oregon) Oberon facility near Desert Center, about 170 miles east of Los Angeles. The facility will use Hanwha Q-Cells (Seoul, South Korea) photovoltaic panels. Both the solar plant and the BESS will have capacities of 500 megawatts (MW) upon completion, which is expected toward the end of this year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project Database can click here for more details.
Similar projects in Texas include Hecate Energy LLC's (Chicago, Illinois) grassroot Roseland facility, near Mart in Central Texas. The 553-MW solar facility will use more than 668,000 bifacial solar panels on a single-axis tracking system. An accompanying BESS unit will be able to supply 50 MW in times of low solar generation. The projects are expected to be completed in the coming months. Subscribers can click here for the report on the solar facility and here for the report on the BESS unit.
Natural Gas
According to the EIA, developers plan to add 7.5 GW of natural gas-fired generation to the U.S. power mix in 2023, mostly through combined-cycle plants. The two biggest plants planned to be brought online this year are in Ohio and Illinois.
Plans for Apex Power Group LLC's (South Jordan, Utah) Guernsey gas-fired power station in Byesville, Ohio, have been on the table for a number of years, and the project broke ground in late 2019. The plant, which will use General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Boston, Massachusetts) equipment, is in final commissioning and is expected to begin operations in the near future, when it will add more than 1,800 MW of power generation to the area. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Competitive Power Ventures Incorporated (Silver Spring, Maryland) is on the final stretch of construction for its gas-fired Three Rivers Energy Center in Morris, Illinois. Construction initially was hindered by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the project finally broke ground in the summer of 2020. Completion is expected this summer, when the facility will provide 1,100 MW to the area's generation mix. Subscribers can click here for more information.
Wind
According to the EIA, developers plan to add 6 GW of wind energy in the U.S. this year, mostly in Texas, the leading state for wind generation. Texas wind projects nearing completion include the 301.5-MW El Sauz Ranch windfarm, which will use 67 turbines, each rated at 4.5 MW. Engineering, procurement and construction contractor Wanzek Construction Incorporated (West Fargo, North Dakota) began work in early 2022, and the project is expected to be completed in the coming months. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Nuclear
When it comes to U.S. nuclear capacity, there's a huge elephant in the room in the form of units and 3 and 4 at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia. Construction has been underway for more than 10 years, and throughout this time, the project has gone billions of dollars over its originally planned budget and the completion dates for the new units have been repeatedly pushed out.
However, the end is in sight, with Unit 3 planned to begin operations in the coming months and Unit 4, according to primary owner Southern Company (NYSE:SO) (Atlanta, Georgia), entering commercial operations by the end of this year. Together, the units will add more than 2,200 MW of new generation capacity to the facility's two existing units, making Vogtle the largest nuclear generating facility in the U.S. Subscribers can click here for the full report.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Power Database can click here for a look at reports for all of the projects discussed in this article, and click here for the related 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).
