Natural Gas Dominates New U.S. Power Plants in Third Quarter

November 13, 2025--Written by Jesse Broehl, News Editor for IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas)--After multiple quarters where solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity led new U.S. power generation, natural gas power capacity was on top for third-quarter 2025. Total power generation capacity installed during the quarter was approximately 5 gigawatts (GW), according to IIR Energy's tracking of all power generation projects in the U.S. market.