Idatha isandula ukukhutshwayi-Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ithi imithombo yamandla ahlaziyekayo (ilanga, umoya, i-biomass, i-geothermal, i-hydropower) ilawula ukongezwa komthamo omtsha wokuvelisa umbane wase-US kwisiqingatha sokuqala se-2020, ngokutsho kohlalutyo lwe-SUN DAY Campaign.
Ngokudityanisiweyo, babalelwa kwi-57.14% okanye i-7,859 MW ye-13,753 MW yesakhono esitsha esongeziweyo kwisiqingatha sokuqala sika-2020.
Ingxelo yamva nje yenyanga ye-FERC ethi “Energy Infrastructure Update” (enedatha ukuya kutsho nge-30 kaJuni, 2020) ikwadiza ukuba irhasi yendalo yenza i-42.67% (5,869 MW) yetotali, ngeminikelo emincinci ngamalahle (20 MW) kunye “neminye” imithombo ( 5 MW) ukubonelela ngebhalansi.Akukhange kubekho kongezwa umthamo omtsha nge-oyile, amandla enyukliya okanye amandla e-geothermal ukusukela ekuqaleni konyaka.
Kwi-1,013 MW yesakhono esitsha sokuvelisa esidityaniswe ngoJuni nje sibonelelwe ngelanga (609 MW), umoya (380 MW) kunye nombane wamanzi (24 MW).Ezi ziquka i-300-MW iProspero Solar Project e-Andrews County, eTexas kunye neProjekthi yeSolar ye-121.9-MW ye-Wagyu kwi-Brazoria County.
Imithombo yamandla ahlaziyekayo ngoku yenza i-23.04% yomthamo okhoyo okhoyo wokuvelisa wesizwe kwaye iyaqhubeka nokwandisa ukukhokela kwayo ngaphezu kwamalahle (20.19%).Umthamo wokuvelisa womoya kunye nelanga ngoku ukwi-13.08% yexabiso lilonke lesizwe kwaye oko akubandakanyi usasazo lwelanga (uphahla) lwelanga.
Kwiminyaka emihlanu edlulileyo, i-FERC yanika ingxelo yokuba itotali efakiweyo yokuvelisa amandla ahlaziyekayo yayiyi-17.27% yelizwe lonke ngomoya okwi-5.84% (ngoku eyi-9.13%) kunye nelanga kwi-1.08% (ngoku eyi-3.95%).Kule minyaka mihlanu idlulileyo, isabelo somoya somandla okuvelisa wesizwe siye sanda malunga nama-60% ngelixa eso solar ngoku siphantse sibe ngokuphindwe kane.
Xa kuthelekiswa, ngoJuni 2015, isabelo samalahle sasiyi-26.83% (ngoku eyi-20.19%), inyukliya yayiyi-9.2% (ngoku eyi-8.68%) kunye ne-oyile yi-3.87% (ngoku eyi-3.29%).Irhasi yendalo ibonise nakuphi na ukukhula phakathi kwemithombo engahlaziyekiyo, ikhula ngokuthobekileyo ukusuka kwisabelo se-42.66% kwiminyaka emihlanu eyadlulayo ukuya kuma-44.63%.
Ukongeza, idatha ye-FERC icebisa ukuba isabelo sohlaziyo somthamo wokuvelisa sisendleleni yokunyuka kakhulu kule minyaka mithathu izayo, ngoJuni ka-2023. “Kunokwenzeka kakhulu” ukongezwa kwamandla omoya, kuthatyathwe umhlala-phantsi olindelweyo, kubonakalisa ukonyuka okuqikelelweyo kwe-27,226 I-MW ngelixa ilanga libonwa kwangaphambili likhula ngama-26,748 MW.
Xa kuthelekiswa, ukukhula okuseleyo kwerhasi yendalo kuya kuba yi-19,897 MW kuphela.Ke ngoko, umoya kunye nelanga ziqikelelwe ukuba nganye kuzo ibonelele ngesinye kwisithathu ngaphezulu komthamo omtsha wokuvelisa kunerhasi yendalo kule minyaka mithathu izayo.
Ngelixa amandla ombane, i-geothermal, kunye ne-biomass nazo zonke zilindeleke ukuba zibe nokukhula okushiyekileyo (2,056 MW, 178 MW, kunye ne-113 MW ngokulandelelana), amandla okuvelisa amalahle ne-oyile kulindeleke ukuba ehle ngama-22,398 MW kunye nama-4,359 MW ngokulandelelanayo.I-FERC inika ingxelo yokuba akukho mthamo mtsha wamalahle okwimibhobho kule minyaka mithathu izayo kunye ne-4 MW kuphela yomthamo omtsha osekwe kwi-oyile.Amandla enyukliya kuqikelelwa ukuba aya kuhlala engatshintshanga, yongeza i-2 MW.
Lilonke, umxube wazo zonke izinto ezihlaziyiweyo ziya kongeza ngaphezulu kwe-56.3 GW yesambuku somthamo omtsha wokuvelisa kwinani lilonke lesizwe ngoJuni wama-2023 ngelixa umthamo omtsha oqikelelwa ukuba wongezwa yigesi yendalo, amalahle, i-oyile kunye namandla enyukliya edityanisiwe uya kuhla ngomlinganiselo. 6.9 GW.
Ukuba la manani abambe, kule minyaka mithathu izayo, amandla okuvelisa amandla ahlaziyekayo kufuneka athathele ingqalelo ngaphezu kwekota yomthamo okhoyo okhoyo wokuvelisa wesizwe.
Isabelo sohlaziyo sinokuba phezulu nangakumbi.Kwiminyaka enesiqingatha edlulileyo, i-FERC ibisoloko inyusa uqikelelo lwayo lwamandla ahlaziyekayo kwiingxelo zayo zenyanga ze "Infrastructure".Umzekelo, kwiinyanga ezintandathu ezidlulileyo kwingxelo yayo kaDisemba ka-2019, i-FERC yaqikelela ukukhula okushiyekileyo kule minyaka mithathu izayo ye-48,254 MW kwimithombo yamandla ahlaziyekayo, i-8,067 MW ngaphantsi koqikelelo lwayo lwamva nje.
"Ngelixa imeko ye-coronavirus yehlabathi icothile izinga lokukhula, izinto ezihlaziyiweyo, ngakumbi umoya kunye nelanga, ziyaqhubeka nokwandisa isabelo sabo sokuvelisa umbane wesizwe," utshilo uKen Bossong, umlawuli olawulayo we-SUN DAY Campaign."Kwaye njengoko amaxabiso ombane oveliswa ngokutsha kunye nokugcinwa kwamandla ehla rhoqo, loo ndlela yokukhula ibonakala ngathi iza kukhawuleza."
Ixesha lokuposa: Sep-04-2020