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EIA.gov reports coal capacity is 198 billion kilowatts Are you perhaps misremembering units? A billion kilowatts is a terawatt. 198 terawatts is more electrica
by philipkglass 3y ago
EIA.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.