U.S. Natural Gas Power Generation Monthly

Highlights:

• Renewable growth continue to garner most of the attention in U.S. power markets, but natural gas power generation is an under-reported story

• August 2024 natural gas power generation was 190 TWh, the second highest monthly amount on record, behind only last month

• August gas generation was down 1.4% versus last month and up 2% compared to a year ago

• August 2nd is the highest single-day record at 7.1 TWh

• Last 12-month U.S. natural gas generation was 2,007 TWHrs, up 5.3%

• Total natural gas capacity is currently 569,353 megawatts

• U.S. operating and planned natural gas capacity through 2030 is 579,188 MW

• Like other power markets, Texas is surpassing overall U.S. growth with LTM gas generation up 5.8% - Texas represents 15.8% of U.S. gas generation over the last year

• We highlight the top-20 natural gas power generation facilities 

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