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Monthly Planned U.S. Generation Capacity
Solar & Battery Remain The Leaders
Highlights:
EnerWrap wrangles the monthly EIA-860M report, which details planned generation capacity in the U.S.
Total planned U.S. generation capacity as of May 2024 is 169,871 MW
86.7% of planned U.S. capacity is Solar, Wind or Battery
There is a remaining 47,010 MW of planned capacity additions for 2024
49,965 MW of capacity is scheduled for 2025
Texas and California comprise 73.4% of the U.S. planned power capacity pipeline
Solar additions are 58.6% and 53.8% of capacity additions for the rest of the year and next year, respectively
Everything is bigger in Texas

Planned capacity map

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