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Planned Capacity Additions from New Generators, by Energy Source
                     
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Table 2.5.  Planned Capacity Additions from New Generators, by Energy Source, 2008-2012
(Count, Megawatts)
Energy Source Number of Generators Generator Nameplate Capacity Net Summer Capacity Net Winter Capacity
2008
U.S. Total 435 21,226 19,693 20,650
Coal[1] 6 1,131 1,037 1,042
Petroleum[2] 23 90 82 89
Natural Gas 103 9,780 8,360 9,299
Other Gases[3] -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional[4] 8 18 17 16
Wind 112 9,821 9,840 9,840
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 41 23 22 22
Wood and Wood Derived Fuels[5] 1 32 30 30
Geothermal 8 138 118 121
Other Biomass[6] 132 173 166 170
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[7] 1 22 21 21
2009
U.S. Total 199 23,475 21,278 22,521
Coal[1] 11 6,082 5,681 5,717
Petroleum[2] 10 1,045 971 983
Natural Gas 96 12,334 10,592 11,765
Other Gases[3] -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional[4] 5 6 6 6
Wind 48 3,661 3,716 3,716
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 14 127 117 123
Wood and Wood Derived Fuels[5] 3 60 56 57
Geothermal 4 30 28 28
Other Biomass[6] 8 129 112 128
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[7] -- -- -- --
2010[4]
U.S. Total 116 15,484 14,043 14,826
Coal[1] 11 4,996 4,676 4,696
Petroleum[2] 5 55 54 55
Natural Gas 79 8,911 7,803 8,563
Other Gases[3] -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional[4] 4 6 6 6
Wind 8 1,045 1,045 1,045
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 3 315 315 315
Wood and Wood Derived Fuels[5] 2 68 63 64
Geothermal 3 87 80 81
Other Biomass[6] 1 1 1 1
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[7] -- -- -- --
2011
U.S. Total 57 13,762 12,258 12,923
Coal[1] 9 4,514 4,146 4,199
Petroleum[2] 2 720 619 677
Natural Gas 31 6,919 5,904 6,462
Other Gases[3] -- -- -- --
Nuclear -- -- -- --
Hydroelectric Conventional[4] 4 204 194 188
Wind 1 90 100 100
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 2 1,050 1,050 1,050
Wood and Wood Derived Fuels[5] 1 14 13 13
Geothermal 3 128 119 120
Other Biomass[6] 4 122 113 115
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[7] -- -- -- --
2012
U.S. Total 72 19,049 16,935 17,935
Coal[1] 13 6,624 6,067 6,193
Petroleum[2] -- -- -- --
Natural Gas 51 10,156 8,717 9,573
Other Gases[3] -- -- -- --
Nuclear 1 1,270 1,181 1,194
Hydroelectric Conventional[4] 1 2 2 2
Wind -- -- -- --
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic 3 880 860 863
Wood and Wood Derived Fuels[5] 1 114 106 107
Geothermal -- -- -- --
Other Biomass[6] 2 2 2 2
Pumped Storage -- -- -- --
Other[7] -- -- -- --
  [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] Conventional hydroelectric power excluding pumped storage facilities; includes ocean power technology (wave energy).
  [5] Wood/wood waste solids (including paper pellets, railroad ties, utility poles, wood chips, bark, and wood waste solids), wood waste liquids (red liquor, sludge wood, spent sulfite liquor, and other wood-based liquids), and black liquor.
  [6] Biogenic municipal solid waste, landfill gas, sludge waste, agricultural byproducts, other biomass solids, other biomass liquids, and other biomass gases (including digester gases, methane, and other biomass gases).
  [7] 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 December 31, 2007. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. In some reporting of capacity data, such as for wind, solar and wave energy sites, the capacity for multiple generators is reported in a single generator record and is presented as a single generator in the count of number of generators.
  Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report."

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