Utilities are planning to add 11.2 GW of natural gas capacity in 2017 and 25.4 GW in 2018, according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Should the plants come online as planned, these additions would be the highest since 2005, and represent a capacity increase of eight percent.
The additions could help natural gas retain its title as the primary energy source for power generation in the long term, even if natural gas prices rise moderately as expected.
