So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year
Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much.
The first half of the year in the US power sector has been marked by numerous announcements of significant power plants, both natural gas and renewable energy. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released data on 368 utility-scale plants that began operation between January and June, providing a concrete snapshot of the sector's changes.
The majority of these plants are solar, with a handful of large-scale wind farms also making an impact. At the forefront of the list are two wind farms in New Mexico: SunZia Wind South and SunZia Wind North, each with a combined generating capacity of 3,650 megawatts. Their inauguration marks a milestone in the country's wind power development, occurring at a time when the sector has been largely dormant due to various regulatory and public opinion factors.
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