U.S. electricity nameplate and summer capacity | Statista

Natural gas was the energy source with the highest generator nameplate and net summer capacity in the United States in 2022, amounting to 566 and 502 gigawatts, respectively. Coal recorded the second-largest capacity that year. Meanwhile, wind was the leading renewable source in terms of capacity. In 2022, generator nameplate capacity for wind energy was 141.95 gigawatts and the measured net summer capacity stood at 141.4 gigawatts.

Existing utility nameplate and net summer capacity in the United States in 2022, by energy source (in gigawatts)

Characteristic	Generator nameplate capacity	Net summer capacity
Natural gas	565.95	502.4
Coal	205.45	189.32
Wind	141.95	141.4
Nuclear	99.44	94.66
Hydroelectric conventional	79.96	80.07
Solar photovoltaic	71.7	71.38
Petroleum	35.53	30.78
Hydroelectric pumped storage	22.01	23.04
Wood and wood-derived fuels	8.87	7.8
Geothermal	3.97	2.65
Solar thermal	1.5	1.48
Other biomass	4.9	4.32
Other gases	1.89	1.73
Other energy sources	10.64	10.41

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October 2023

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United States

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2022

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only considering utility-scale facilities

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