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 yakutshanje yenyanga ye-FERC ethi “Uhlaziyo lweZiseko zaMandla” (ngedatha ukuya kutsho nge-30 kaJuni, ngo-2020) ikwabonisa ukuba irhasi yendalo ibalelwa kwi-42.67% (5,869 MW) yetotali, ngeminikelo emincinci ngamalahle (20 MW) kunye “neminye” imithombo (5 MW) ebonelela 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. “Okunokwenzeka kakhulu” ukongezwa kwamandla omoya, kuthatyathwe umhlala-phantsi olindelweyo, kubonakalisa ukonyuka okuqikelelweyo okungama-27,226 MW ngelixa ilanga libonwa kwangaphambili likhula nge-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 somthamo omtsha wokuvelisa ngaphezu kwerhasi 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 kule minyaka mithathu izayo kunye ne-4 MW kuphela yomthamo omtsha osekwe kwi-oyile. Amandla enyukliya kuqikelelwa ukuba aya kuhlala engatshintshi, 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 ekuqikelelwa ukuba wongezwa yigesi yendalo, amalahle, i-oyile kunye namandla enyukliya edityanisiwe uya kuhla nge-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