Trends in Utility Scale Renewable Electricity for ReTech 2012 October 17, 2012 Washington, D.C. by Adam Sieminski, Administrator U.S. Energy Information Administration Independent Statistics & Analysis www.eia.gov
U.S. electricity demand growth, 1950-2035 percent, 3-year moving average History 2010 Projections 14 12 10 8 3-year moving average 6 Trend line 4 2 0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Source: EIA, Annual…
Additions to electricity generation capacity, 1985-2035 U.S. electricity generation capacity additions gigawatts History 2010 Projections 60 Renewables/ other Natural gas/ oil 50 Nuclear Hydropower 40 Coal 30 20 10 0 1985…
Nonhydropower renewable electricity generation capacity by energy source, including end-use capacity, 2010-2035 U.S. electricity generation capacity gigawatts 125 100 Wind 75 50 Solar 25 Biomass Geothermal 0 2010 2015…
Renewable electricity generation in three cases, 2005-2035 U.S. electricity generation billion kilowatthours 1000 No Sunset Extended Policies 750 Reference 500 250 0 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 Source: EIA,…
Levelized electricity costs for new power plants, excluding subsidies, 2020 and 2035 costs for new U.S. electricity power plants 2010 cents per kilowatthour Coal 2020 Nuclear Wind Natural gas combined cycle Capital costs Fixed…
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