Tag: Capacity Factor
US wind generating capacity surpasses hydro capacity at end of 2016
ERCOT’s recent record of 16,022 MW occurred on morning of Dec. 25, accounted for more than 47% of generation mix Installed wind electric generating capacity in the United States surpassed conventional hydroelectric generating capacity, long the nation’s largest source of renewable electricity, after 8,727 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity came online in 2016, according […]
Natural gas use for power generation higher than any other winter
Natural gas prices began 2015 low, fell throughout year: Dec. average was $1.93/MMBtu, lowest monthly price since March 1999 Natural gas burn in the electric power sector has averaged 25.0 Bcf/d so far this winter (Nov. 1 through Feb. 8), up 17 per cent from last year’s average of 21.4 Bcf/d during the same period and significantly higher than the […]
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