Electric power capacity outlook in the U.S. 2022-2050

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 13, 2023
The net summer capacity of the electric power sector in the United States was estimated at around 1.1 terawatts in 2022. This figure is expected to increase by more than 97 percent in the coming three decades, reaching approximately 2.17 terawatts by 2050.

Electric power sector capacity in the United States in 2022, with a forecast to 2050 (in gigawatts)

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Release date

March 2023

Region

United States

Survey time period

2022

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*Forecast
Net summer capacity based on a reference scenario

Supplementary notes

Includes plants that only produce electricity and combined heat and power plants that have a regulatory status.
Figures are projections based on a business-as-usual trend estimate, given known technology, and technological and demographic trends.

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