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Wind initiatives made up 12 % of latest additions throughout the identical interval. Nuclear energy contributed one other 5 % of the brand new capability additions, due to the completion of the 1.1 GW Vogtle 4 reactor in April. Just 400 megawatts of latest fossil fuel went on-line within the first six months of 2024.
If builders observe by with their development plans for the second half of this 12 months, the clear power bonanza will solely speed up.
By the tip of 2024, the nation is predicted to have put in a whole of 37 GW of utility-scale photo voltaic and 15 GW of battery storage capability, per EIA knowledge — each round double the earlier record-high set up figures for every expertise.
That blistering development forecast is a welcome improvement. Power sector emissions are usually not falling quick sufficient within the U.S., and actually are at the moment forecast to tick up by 1 % this 12 months. The solely technique to clear up that drawback is to construct staggering quantities of unpolluted power, swiftly.
A report earlier this 12 months tried to quantify simply how a lot new clear power the U.S. needed to construct this 12 months to get energy sector emissions on monitor. The report’s conclusion? At least 60 GW. Right now, per EIA knowledge, the nation is on monitor to construct precisely that a lot carbon-free energy this 12 months — 60 GW.
