Table 1: Existing Capacity and Planned Capacity Additions at U.S. Nonutilities by Energy Source, 2000
Primary Energy Source
Existing
Planned Additions (2001-2005)
Number of Units
Nameplate Capacity (megawatts)
Net Summer Capacity (megawatts)
Number of Units
Nameplate Capacity (megawatts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Total
6,486
228,586
208,293
1,946
278,166
   Coal1
599
59,196
55,017
7
2,928
   Petroleum2
600
10,969
10,067
22
3,236
   Natural Gas
1,668
72,453
63,636
1,517
230,726
   Other Gas3
104
2,455
2,285
W
W
   Petroleum/Natural Gas (Combined)
765
47,580
43,027
279
39,381
   Hydroelectric4
1,418
7,214
7,123
10
71
   Geothermal
193
2,683
2,520
W
W
   Nuclear
13
12,622
11,892
-
-
   Solar
9
410
382
-
-
   Wind
88
2,323
2,323
65
1,277
   Wood5
324
6,246
5,883
6
119
   Waste6
680
3,890
3,628
W
W
   Other7
25
545
510
-
-

   1 Includes bituminous, lignite, subbituminous, and waste/other coal.
   2 Includes distillate fuel oil, jet fuel, kerosene, other oil, petroleum coke, and residual fuel oil.
   3 Includes blast-furnace gas, other gas, and propane.
   4 Includes 1,502 megawatts existing pumped storage net summer capacity.
   5 Includes black liquor, wood/wood waste liquid, and wood/wood waste solids.
   6 Includes agriculture byproducts, landfill gas, municipal solid waste, other biomass gases, other biomass liquids, other biomass solids, sludge waste, and tires.
   7 Includes batteries, chemicals, hydrogen, pitch, sulfur, and miscellaneous technologies.
   Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.   Plants purchased from electric utilities are included in this report.
   Source: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860B, "Annual Electric Generator Report - Nonutility."