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Table 2.5.  Planned Capacity Additions from New Generators, by Energy Source, 2007-2011
(Count, Megawatts)
Energy Source
Number of Generators
Generator Nameplate Capacity
Net Summer Capacity
Net Winter Capacity
2007
U.S. Total 263 17,552 16,000 16,985
Coal[1] 4 1,679 1,572 1,578
Petroleum[2] 38 255 235 245
Natural Gas 85 9,891 8,517 9,482
Other Gases[3] -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional 3 13 12 12
Other Renewables[4] 133 5,714 5,664 5,669
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[5] -- -- -- --
2008
U.S. Total 156 16,432 14,491 15,770
Coal[1] 3 920 861 865
Petroleum[2] 1 1 1 1
Natural Gas 115 12,896 11,121 12,343
Other Gases[3] 2 580 500 550
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional 1 3 3 3
Other Renewables[4] 34 2,032 2,005 2,008
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[5] -- -- -- --
2009
U.S. Total 102 25,617 23,014 24,216
Coal[1] 19 12,611 11,755 11,854
Petroleum[2] 3 835 766 789
Natural Gas 71 11,050 9,495 10,502
Other Gases[3] 3 771 663 727
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional 1 1 1 1
Other Renewables[4] 5 350 334 343
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[5] -- -- -- --
2010
U.S. Total 63 14,675 13,030 13,701
Coal[1] 16 6,839 6,248 6,304
Petroleum[2] 2 50 49 50
Natural Gas 40 7,569 6,524 7,138
Other Gases[3] -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional -- -- -- --
Other Renewables[4] 5 217 209 210
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[5] -- -- -- --
2011
U.S. Total 35 12,833 11,484 12,080
Coal[1] 15 7,649 7,026 7,190
Petroleum[2] -- -- -- --
Natural Gas 16 4,622 3,971 4,362
Other Gases[3] 1 340 292 320
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional -- -- -- --
Other Renewables[4] 2 56 52 52
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[5] 1 165 142 155
  [1] Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal.
  [2] Distillate fuel oil (all diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils), residual fuel oil (No. 5 and No. 6 fuel oils and bunker C fuel oil), jet fuel, kerosene, petroleum coke (converted to liquid petroleum, see Technical Notes for conversion methodology), and waste oil.
  [3] Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels.
  [4] Wood, black liquor, other wood waste, municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, tires, agriculture byproducts, other biomass, geothermal, solar thermal, photovoltaic energy, and wind.
  [5] Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuels and miscellaneous technologies.
  Notes: Projected data are updated annually, so revision superscript is not used. Capacity by energy source is based on the capacity associated with the energy source reported as the most predominant (primary) one, where more than one energy source is associated with a generator.  These data reflect plans as of January 1, 2006. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. 
  Source:  Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report."

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