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Electric Power Annual 2010 Data Tables
With Data for 2010 | Release Date: November 09, 2011 | Next Release Date: November 2012
| Table 1.6.A. Capacity of Dispersed Generators by Technology Type, 2005 through 2010 (Count, Megawatts) | |||||||||||
| Period | Internal Combustion | Combustion Turbine | Steam Turbine | Hydroelectric | Wind and Other | Wind | Photovoltaic | Storage | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (MW) | (MW) | (MW) | (MW) | (MW) | (MW) | (MW) | (MW) | (MW) | Number of | (MW) | |
| 2005* | 4290 | 335 | 126 | 2 | 13 | 11,373 | 4,766 | ||||
| 2006* | 6524 | 346 | 157 | 3 | 8 | 9,536 | 7,037 | ||||
| 2007* | 7866 | 268 | 102 | 31 | 30 | 11,057 | 8,297 | ||||
| 2008* | 9335 | 86 | 248 | 34 | 70 | 12,262 | 9,773 | ||||
| 2009* | 9751 | 329 | 204 | 81 | 108 | 13,928 | 10,475 | ||||
| 2010 | 2771 | 64 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 95 | 7 | 18 | 16,874 | 2,984 | |
| Note: Dispersed generators are commercial and industrial generators which are not connected to the grid. They may be installed at or near a customer`s site, or at other locations. They may be owned by either the customers of the distribution utility or by the utility. Other includes generators for which technology is not specified. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, "Annual Electric Power Industry Report." * During these years, generators above 1 MW were also counted. This changed in 2010 when only generators smaller than 1 MW were counted. |
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