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> FERC foresees a net decline of 1,564-MW in natural gas generating capacity over the next three years in addition to a drop of 19,966-MW in coal capacity. EI
by mywittyname 3y ago
> FERC foresees a net decline of 1,564-MW in natural gas generating capacity over the next three years in addition to a drop of 19,966-MW in coal capacity.
EIA.gov reports coal capacity is 198 million kilowatts, so, unless my math is wrong, that's ~10.0% of total coal capacity. (19,966 MW = 2.00e7 kilowatts vs 1.98e8)
I do wonder if recent political trends were considered. Lots of "coal country" states are doing everything they can to curb adoption of renewables and I believe WV is looking to subsidize coal.
Edit: corrected billion to million - OG calcs were off by a factor of 3.
- philipkglass 3y agoEIA.gov reports coal capacity is 198 billion kilowatts Are you perhaps misremembering units? A billion kilowatts is a terawatt. 198 terawatts is more electrical generating capacity than exists in the whole world. As of November 2022 the EIA says the US had 200,568 megawatts of coal capacity: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54559 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=54559 That would mean that about 10 percent of US coal capacity is going to retire over the next 3 years.
- mywittyname 3y agoI plucked the data from here [0], so no misremembering on my part. US Capacity Generation by Major Source: 2022 Coal 198.00 billion kilowatts. However, I don't guarantee that I didn't misplace a decimal point. Honestly, the point of my comment was to get someone to double-check my work because it didn't feel right. https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us-generation-capacity-and-sales.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-... Edit: doh - I used billion when it said million.