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Planned U.S. Generating Capacity, Next 12 Months
Nameplate capacity developers plan to bring online in the 12 months after each monthly report, by technology, gigawatts
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EIA Form 860M, nameplate capacity of plants of 1 MW or more in the 50 states and DC. Rooftop solar is not included. Each point is one monthly report’s planned generators due in the following 12 months, at any stage from planned to testing. Planned dates slip and some projects are cancelled.
The near-term pipeline of new U.S. power plants, as developers report it to EIA each month. It is the most current public read of how much new supply is on the way for the data centers and factories waiting on the grid.
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- U.S. Planned Solar Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW)as “Solar”behindlatest 2026-08-01
- U.S. Planned Wind Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW)as “Wind”behindlatest 2026-08-01
- U.S. Battery Storage Planned Additions, Next 12 Monthsas “Battery storage”behindlatest 2026-08-01
- U.S. Planned Natural Gas Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW)as “Natural gas”behindlatest 2026-08-01
- U.S. Planned Nuclear Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW)as “Nuclear”behindlatest 2026-08-01
- U.S. Planned Other Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW)as “Other”behindlatest 2026-08-01
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U.S. Planned Solar Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m). Public domain. Refreshed weekly.
U.S. Planned Wind Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m). Public domain. Refreshed weekly.
U.S. Battery Storage Planned Additions, Next 12 Months. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, Planned sheet (eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m). EIA data are in the public domain.
U.S. Planned Natural Gas Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m). Public domain. Refreshed weekly.
U.S. Planned Nuclear Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m). Public domain. Refreshed weekly.
U.S. Planned Other Capacity, Next 12 Months (GW). Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m). Public domain. Refreshed weekly.
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