368 utility-scale US power plants came online in first half of 2024

A comprehensive tally of new generation capacity added to the U.S. grid in the first six months of 2024 reveals the scale and mix of solar, natural gas, and other projects reshaping the power sector's supply.

First covered Aug 13, 2026 · 6:00 AM PT · 1 article

368 utility-scale US power plants came online in first half of 2024 — Image via insideclimatenews.org

Coverage

6h Inside Climate News So Much Solar: Digging Into the List of Every US Power Plant That Went Online This Year — It’s been a wild first half of the year in the U.S. power sector, with announcements of gigantic natural gas power plants and some long-awaited renewable…

Primary sources

eia.gov Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory (based on Form EIA-860M as a supplement to Form EIA-860) - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

More coverage from around the web

sec.gov NET Power Inc. - Form 10-Q - FY2024

eia.gov U.S. power grid added 20.2 GW of generating capacity in the first half of 2024 - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

sec.gov NET Power Inc. - Form 10-Q - FY2024

eia.gov U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis

mpsutility.com AMERICA’S ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY 2024 UPDATE

Discussion

Bluesky: @dangearino.bsky.social Dan Gearino · 5h ago · 4 ♥ I looked at the 368 power plants that came online in the first half the year in the US. So much solar! Tons of batteries! A bit of gas. And some big onshore and offshore wind projects. insideclimatenews.org/news/1308202... #energysky · @dangearino.bsky.social Dan Gearino · 3h ago · 7 ♥ Rendered by the inimitable @cooljerk.bsky.social, here are all the new power plants that went online in the first half of the year, by state. Wow, Texas! That's a shit ton of batteries. Here's the accompanying story: insideclimatenews.org/news/1308202...

Appeared in: 2026-08-13 (#1)

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