The latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects
states that renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal,
solar, water, wind) accounted for 41.14% of new electrical
generating capacity installed in October 2012 and 46.22% for the
first ten months of 2012. According to the report, in October,
ten new wind power projects (594 MW) came on line as well as
three biomass projects (69 MW), 10 solar projects (59 MW), and
one water power project (5 MW). During the first ten months of
2012, 92 wind projects (5,403 MW), 167 solar projects (1,032
MW), 79 biomass projects (409 MW), seven geothermal projects
(123 MW), and 9 water power projects (12 MW) have come on-line.
Collectively, these total 6,979 MW or 46.22% of all new
generating capacity added since the beginning of the year. By
comparison, new natural gas capacity additions since January 1,
2012 totaled 67 projects (5,702 MW) or 37.8% while three new
coal projects added 2,276 MW (15.