US Coal Electricity Declining From Growth Of Renewables
PublishedWe forecast that the largest increases in U.S. electricity generation this summer will come from solar, wind, and natural gas-fired power plants because of new generating capacity coming online, according to our June
. The rising generation from these sources will likely be offset by reduced generation from coal-fired power plants.Natural gas remains the primary source of generation in the electric power sector, and we expect U.S. natural gas-fired generation will grow by 3%, or 16.7 terawatthours , this summer compared with last year. Additional natural gas-fired generating capacity and favorable fuel costs are the primary drivers of our forecast increase in generation from natural gas this summer.
Wind power has been the leading source of new renewable electricity generation in recent years and is an especially important component of theMuch of the solar-powered generating capacity that has been installed in recent months is concentrated in
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