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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1110035)	1/13/2019 8:08:41 AM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584437

New electricity capacity coming mostly from wind, gas, solar. houstonchronicle.com L.M. Sixel Jan. 11, 2019 Updated: Jan. 11, 2019 2:50 p.m. Solar panels are expected to generate 18 percent of new electric power supplies this year. NEXT: See 2017 energy consumption by type. Photo: John Davenport, STAFF / San Antonio Express-News 2of 11Click through to see the amount of energy consumed in 2017 by energy source. >>>Photo: OCI Solar Power The United States is expected to add 23.7 gigawatts of new electric capacity this year, with most of the new power coming from wind, natural gas and solar power. The nation generates about 1,200 gigawatts of power each year, according to the American Public Power Association. Natural gas is the nation's biggest fuel source at 43 percent followed by coal at 23 percent. This year, wind power is expected to generate 46 percent of the new power coming online which represents 10.9 gigawatts of capacity, according to the Energy Department. Most of that new power will not come online until later in the year, and three states - Texas, Iowa and Illinois - will generate more than half of the new capacity. RELATED: Another Texas power plant is mothballed, raising concerns over reserves and prices Natural gas will generate 34 percent of new electric capacity this year with most of the 7.5 gigawatts scheduled to be online by June in anticipation of summertime demand. Sixty percent of the new plants will be in Pennsylvania, Florida and Louisiana. New utility-scale solar projects will add 18 percent new capacity, the government reported, with nearly half of the 4.3 gigawatts in Texas, California and North Carolina. In addition to big solar installations, another 3.9 gigawatts of small-scale solar capacity is expected to enter the electric power grid by year-end.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1110035)	1/13/2019 8:14:09 AM
From: sylvester80	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584437

MUST READ: Solar and batteries are retiring natural gas plants in 2019. qz.com Jan 11, 2019 For years, proponents of natural gas referred to it as a “ bridge fuel,”an interim power source on the way to a distant future dominated by renewable energy. That far-off day seemed to pose little immediate threat. Not anymore. Last year, representatives at the World Gas Conference started referring to natural gas as a “destination fuel” instead, even as one US state after another halted plans for natural gas plants. The nervousness stems from the plummeting prices of solar panels and battery storage. Natural gas plants are the historical go-to choice for “peaker plants,” which provide electricity during times of highest demand. While rarely used (just a few days per year on average), they’re critical to preventing blackouts. Now, solar project developers are moving into that territory. Solar developers are bidding prices for new electricity capacity lower than natural gas plants even after adding batteries. In December, Credit Suisse confirmed that utility-scale solar-plus-storage was already cheaper than gas peaker plants in many cases. After years in the doldrums, US energy-storage installations, mostly lithium-ion batteries, are taking off, having risen 57% to 338 MW in 2018 over the previous year, according to estimates by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Globally, 6 gigawatt-hours have been installed worldwide. GE and Siemens have been trying to offload their natural gas turbine businesses as sales tumble. In May 2018, GE cut its sales forecast for its heavy-duty natural gas power plant business by more than half, saying demand would stay at the reduced level through 2020.