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Gas Roars Back Into the Power Mix
Over the first five months of this year, 15 GW in new power generation capacity was added in the United States. Of that, 11.5% GW was solar, and just 1.3% was gas. However, things are about to change. There are 114 GW of new gas-fired generation capacity under construction and in pre-construction—a more than twofold increase from a year ago. The last four years saw a veritable boom in wind and solar capacity growth in the United States as the Biden administration pursued a net-zero agenda that involved a clampdown on new gas capacity in all…