The U.S. expected to add 51 GW of net winter capacity

Coal to play important role this Winter if U.S faces a market of tight power generation availability. The United States is expected to add 51 GW of net winter capacity from March 2023 through February 2024, with 15 GW of net winter capacity retiring over that period. Across all the regions, natural gas generation is expected to provide 44% of the net winter capacity across the regions, followed by coal at 15%, wind at 12%, and nuclear and hydro both at 8%. Link to FERC website and accompanying slide presentation