{"id":175,"date":"2013-01-24T09:17:17","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T14:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/new-us-energy-in-2012-ferc.html"},"modified":"2013-01-24T09:17:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T14:17:17","slug":"new-us-energy-in-2012-ferc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/01\/new-us-energy-in-2012-ferc.html","title":{"rendered":"New U.S. energy in 2012 —FERC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\n<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\nWhat new energy sources are being deployed the fastest in the U.S.?\nAccording to FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,\nit’s not what you may think.\nThe big winners are coal, wind, and solar.\n<\/p>\n

\nAccording to the report\n\nOffice of Energy Projects\nEnergy Infrastructure Update\nFor December 2012<\/a>,\nCoal, while accounting for only 17% of new capacity in 2012,\nunfortunately increased by 133% over new capacity installed in 2011.\nNatural gas did account for the second most new installed capacity in 2012,\n33%, but the amount in megawatts installed actually decreased by 20%\nfrom 2011.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe most new capacity installed in 2012?\nWind, at 40%, with a 56% increase over new installations in 2011.\nThat’s right, wind beat natural gas 40% to 33% in total new capacity in 2012,\nand whomped gas in increase in new capacity in 2011, by 56% to -20%.\n<\/p>\n

\nWhile solar only accounted for 5.59% of new capacity in 2012,\nthat was an increase of 30% over new capacity in 2011,\nwhich is way more than gas and after only coal and wind.\n<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\nNew Generation In-Service (New Build and Expansion)\n<\/caption>\n
\n<\/th>\n\nDecember 2012\n<\/th>\n\nJanuary – December 2012 Cumulative\n<\/th>\n\nJanuary – December 2011 Cumulative\n<\/th>\n\nPercent of Total New 2012\n<\/th>\n\nPercent Increase 2011- 2012\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPrimary Fuel Type\n<\/th>\n\nNo. of Units\n<\/th>\n\nInstalled Capacity (MW)\n<\/th>\n\nNo. of Units\n<\/th>\n\nInstalled Capacity (MW)\n<\/th>\n\nNo. of Units\n<\/th>\n\nInstalled Capacity (MW)\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\nCoal\n<\/td>\n\n4\n<\/td>\n\n1,434\n<\/td>\n\n8\n<\/td>\n\n4,510\n<\/td>\n\n15\n<\/td>\n\n1,932\n<\/td>\n\n17.1%\n<\/td>\n\n133%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nNatural Gas\n<\/td>\n\n6\n<\/td>\n\n2,306\n<\/td>\n\n94\n<\/td>\n\n8,746\n<\/td>\n\n108\n<\/td>\n\n11,020\n<\/td>\n\n33.1%\n<\/td>\n\n-20.6%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nNuclear\n<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n1\n<\/td>\n\n125\n<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n0.474%\n<\/td>\n\n-%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nOil\n<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n19\n<\/td>\n\n49\n<\/td>\n\n66\n<\/td>\n\n136\n<\/td>\n\n0.186%\n<\/td>\n\n-64%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nWater\n<\/td>\n\n2\n<\/td>\n\n4\n<\/td>\n\n13\n<\/td>\n\n99\n<\/td>\n\n41\n<\/td>\n\n94\n<\/td>\n\n0.375%\n<\/td>\n\n5.32%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nWind\n<\/td>\n\n45\n<\/td>\n\n3,095\n<\/td>\n\n164\n<\/td>\n\n10,689\n<\/td>\n\n146\n<\/td>\n\n6,844\n<\/td>\n\n40.5%\n<\/td>\n\n56.2%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nBiomass\n<\/td>\n\n5\n<\/td>\n\n91\n<\/td>\n\n100\n<\/td>\n\n543\n<\/td>\n\n131\n<\/td>\n\n446\n<\/td>\n\n2.06%\n<\/td>\n\n21.7%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nGeo- thermal Steam\n<\/td>\n\n2\n<\/td>\n\n9\n<\/td>\n\n13\n<\/td>\n\n149\n<\/td>\n\n9\n<\/td>\n\n56\n<\/td>\n\n0.565%\n<\/td>\n\n166%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nSolar\n<\/td>\n\n16\n<\/td>\n\n77\n<\/td>\n\n240\n<\/td>\n\n1,476\n<\/td>\n\n354\n<\/td>\n\n1,131\n<\/td>\n\n5.59%\n<\/td>\n\n30.5%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nWaste Heat\n<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n1\n<\/td>\n\n3\n<\/td>\n\n2\n<\/td>\n\n136\n<\/td>\n\n0.0114%\n<\/td>\n\n-97.8%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nOther\n<\/td>\n\n2\n<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n5\n<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n11\n<\/td>\n\n0<\/td>\n\n0%\n<\/td>\n\n-%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTotal\n<\/td>\n\n82\n<\/td>\n\n7,016\n<\/td>\n\n658\n<\/td>\n\n26,387\n<\/td>\n\n883\n<\/td>\n\n21,795\n<\/td>\n\n100%\n<\/td>\n\n21.1%\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nSource: Data derived from Ventyx Global LLC, Velocity Suite.\n
\nLast two columns added by jsq for LAKE www.l-a-k-e.org 24 January 2013.\n<\/p>\n

\nBiomass unfortunately accounted for\n\n\n2% of new 2012 capacity\nfor an increase of 21% over new capacity in 2011.\nGeothermal steam interestingly managed a 166% increase; that one is\nworth watching.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe big winners in terms of both<\/em> positive new in 2012\nand increase over new in 2011 are coal, wind, and solar.\n<\/p>\n

\nNuclear accounted for less than half a percent of new installed\ncapacity in 2012, and none in 2011,\neven with huge federal and ratepayer subsidies.\nThat was more than new hydro projects in 2012, but that’s not saying much.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe real competitors for new energy in the U.S. are coal, gas, wind, and solar.\nAnd natural gas isn’t doing as well as the media would have you believe,\nwhile wind and solar are doing much better than the press would have it.

\n-jsq\n<\/p>\n

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