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Table 2.6.  Capacity Additions, Retirements and Changes by Energy Source, 2006
(Count, Megawatts)
Energy Source
Generator Additions
Generator Retirements
Updates and Revisions[1]
Number of Generators
Generator Nameplate Capacity
Net Summer Capacity
Net Winter Capacity
Number of Generators
Generator Nameplate Capacity
Net Summer Capacity
Net Winter Capacity
Generator Nameplate Capacity
Net Summer Capacity
Net Winter Capacity (MW)
Coal[2] 5 603 542 543 20 751 735 747 87 -232 -189
Petroleum[3] 54 184 177 177 78 243 214 225 -467 -414 -557
Natural Gas[4] 86 9,491 8,563 9,011 68 2,710 2,418 2,522 -828 -912 -1,985
Other Gases[5] -- -- -- -- 1 4 4 4 274 197 188
Nuclear -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 346 194
Hydroelectric 1 2 1 1 6 3 1 1 67 395 384
Other Renewables[6] 129 2,872 2,847 2,855 12 54 49 51 157 111 50
Other[7] -- -- -- -- 1 38 37 37 29 33 36
Total 275 13,152 12,129 12,587 186 3,804 3,458 3,588 -681 -476 -1,879
  [1] Generator re-ratings, re-powering, and revisions/corrections to previously reported data.  There is not a direct correlation between these columns of data since this is a mixture of changes.
  [2] Anthracite, bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, lignite, waste coal, and synthetic coal.
  [3] 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.
  [4] Includes a small number of generators for which waste heat is the primary energy source.
  [5] Blast furnace gas, propane gas, and other manufactured and waste gases derived from fossil fuels.
  [6] 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.
  [7] Batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, purchased steam, sulfur, tire-derived fuels and miscellaneous technologies.
  Notes: 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. 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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