U.S. Adding 8.6 Gigawatts of New NatGas-Fired Electricity in 2023

The United States will add 8.6 gigawatts (GW) of natural gas-fired electric generating capacity in 2023, more than the gas-fired additions in 2022 and 2021, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday. So far, in 2023, 10 natural gas-fired power plants have come online with 6.8 GW of new capacity. Another six plants are due to come online by the end of this year, adding another 1.8 GW of new capacity. The EIA expects 20 new natural gas-fired power plants to come online in the next two years, in 2024 and 2025, with another 7.7 GW of new capacity.

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