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U.S. renewable capacity additions—especially solar—will continue to drive the growth of U.S. power generation over the next two years, according to the Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).
Solar generation for the first 11 months of 2024 increased by over 26%, according to the US EIA's latest monthly report.
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The boost in wind and solar production has also been larger than the increase in generation from natural gas, which remains the single largest source of power on the grid, generating nearly 44 percent of the electricity used in the US.
NextEra Energy has partnered electric services company GE Vernova to develop natural gas-fired power generation projects in the US, as reported by Reuters. The projects will predominantly supply electricity to AI data centres and other significant power consumers.
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