Capacity Change – Planned

Where

Main Menu / Power / Generation / Historical Data / Capacity Change

What

This report displays the changes in the most recent EIA 860 Monthly capacity update.

• Current – most recent month (typically delayed about 60 days)
• Prior – the month preceding Current

Only records that have changed from the prior month are included. Changes could be Online Date, Capacity (MW), Status, or Owner. New additions will have no Prior; a Prior with no Current means a dropped plant.

Table Depiction

Capacity Change Fields

• Hub: The hub associated with the corresponding Plant Name
• Plant Name: The plant name as assigned by the EIA
• MW: Generating capacity of the plant
• Type: The type of change being noted (Current – most recent month (typically delayed about 60 days; Prior – the month preceding Current)
• Online: The date that the plant came online
• State: State in which the plant is located
• County: County in which the plant is located
• GenID: The GenID assigned by the EIA
• BA: The balancing authority associated with the corresponding Plant Name
• Owner: The listed owner of the plant as shown by the EIA
• Technology: The type of fuel/source of power used by the plant
• Fuel: Abbreviated fuel type
• PM: Prime Mover abbreviation
• Status: The current status of the plant (Operational, Cancelled etc)

Related Reports

• EIA 861M (Behind the Meter)
• EIA 861M Detail
• Capacity Change

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