Summary
GlobalData's "The US Power Market Outlook to 2030" report gives detailed information on the the US power market and provides historical and forecast numbers for generation, capacity and consumption up to 2030. This power report offering analyzes upcoming power projects, key import and export trends, regulatory frameworks and infrastructure for the market. This coupled with elaborate profiles of key market participants provides a comprehensive understanding of the market's competitive scenario.

The US has the highest per capita electricity consumption in the world and the electricity demand in the country increased by approximately 3% annually during 2000-2008. Electricity consumption in the US is closely inter-linked with the economic growth of the industrial and financial sectors. The country's electricity consumption declined by 0.7% in 2008 and 4% in 2009 but is expected to increase by 2.7% in 2010.

Table of Contents
1 Table of contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 4
1.2 List of Figures 4
2 GlobalData Report Guidance 5
3 The US, Power Market Analysis, 2000-2030 6
3.1 The US, Power Market, Demand and Consumption Scenario 6
3.2 The US Power Market, Import and Export Scenario 7
3.3 The US, Power Market, Annual Power Consumption, 2000-2030 8
3.4 The US, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 11
3.4.1 Cumulative Installed Capacity by Type of Power Plant: Percentage 11
3.4.2 Total Cumulative Installed Capacity 11
3.4.3 Cumulative Thermal Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 13
3.4.4 Cumulative Hydro Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 16
3.4.5 Cumulative Nuclear Installed Capacity, 2000-2030 18
3.4.6 Cumulative Renewable Installed Capacity, 2000-2020 20
3.5 The US, Power Market, Annual Power Generation, 2000-2030 23
3.5.1 Annual Thermal Power Generation, 2000-2030 25
3.5.2 Annual Hydro Power Generation, 2000-2030 27
3.5.3 Annual Nuclear Power Generation, 2000-2030 29
3.5.4 Annual Renewable Power Generation, 2000-2030 31
4 The US, Power Market, Top Active and Upcoming Projects 33
4.1 Active Power Projects 33
4.1.1 Top 10 Thermal Power Projects 33
4.1.2 Top 10 Hydro Power Projects 34
4.1.3 Top 10 Nuclear Power Projects 35
4.1.4 Top 10 Renewable Power Projects 35
4.2 Upcoming Power Projects. 36
4.2.1 Top 10 Thermal Power Projects 36
4.2.2 Top 10 Hydro Power Projects 36
4.2.3 Top Nuclear Power Projects 37
4.2.4 Top 10 Renewable Power Projects 37
5 The US, Power Market, Regulatory Structure 38
5.1 The US, Power Market, Regulatory Structure Overview 38
5.1.1 Federal Incentives for Renewable Energy in The US 38
5.1.2 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan 39
5.1.3 Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) 40
6 Infrastructure 41
6.1 Overview 41
6.1.1 North American Electricity Industry 41
6.1.2 Electricity Infrastructure 41
6.1.3 Grid Interconnection 42
6.1.4 Future Development Plans 42
7 The US, Power Market, Competitive Landscape 43
7.1 The US Power Market, Market Shares of the Major Power Companies by Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2009 43
7.2 Key Company in the US Power Market, Southern Company 43
7.2.1 Southern Company Overview 43
7.2.2 Southern Company Business Description 44
7.2.3 Southern Company SWOT Analysis 44
7.3 Key Company in the US Power Market, American Electric Power (AEP) Co Inc 47
7.3.1 American Electric Power (AEP) Co Inc Company Overview 47
7.3.2 American Electric Power (AEP) Co Inc Business Description 47
7.3.3 American Electric Power (AEP) Co Inc SWOT Analysis 47
7.4 Key Company in the US Power Market, Duke Energy Corp 50
7.4.1 Duke Energy Corp Company Overview 50
7.4.2 Duke Energy Corp SWOT Analysis 50
8 Appendix 53
8.1 About Power eTrack 53
8.2 Market Definitions 53
8.2.1 Power 53
8.2.2 Installed Capacity 53
8.2.3 Active Installed Capacity 53
8.2.4 Electricity Generation 53
8.2.5 Thermal Power 53
8.2.6 Hydro Power 53
8.2.7 Nuclear Power 53
8.2.8 Renewable Energy Resources 53
8.2.9 Generation Company 54
8.2.10 Electricity Consumption 54
8.2.11 Transmission Network 54
8.2.12 Interconnector 54
8.2.13 Transmission and Distribution Loss 54
8.3 GlobalData's Methodology 54
8.3.1 Coverage 55
8.3.2 Secondary Research 55
8.3.3 Primary Research 55
8.3.4 Expert Panel Validation 56
8.4 Contact Us 56
8.5 Disclaimer 56

List of Tables
1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: The US, Power Market, Breakdown of Electricity Consumption, by Sector (%), 2009 6
Table 2: The US, Power Market, Total Annual Imports and Exports (GWh), 2000-2008 8
Table 3: The US, Power Market, Annual Power Consumption (GWh), 2000-2030 10
Table 4: The US, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 13
Table 5: The US, Power Market, Cumulative Thermal Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 15
Table 6: The US, Power Market, Cumulative Hydro Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 17
Table 7: The US, Power Market, Cumulative Nuclear Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 19
Table 8: The US, Power Market, Cumulative Renewable Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 22
Table 9: The US, Power Market, Annual Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 24
Table 10: The US, Power Market, Annual Thermal Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 26
Table 11: The US, Power Market, Annual Hydro Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 28
Table 12: The US, Power Market, Annual Nuclear Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 30
Table 13: The US, Power Market, Annual Renewable Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 32
Table 14: The US, Power Market, Active Top 10 Thermal Power Projects (MW), 2009 33
Table 15: The US, Power Market, Top 10 Hydro Power Projects (MW), 2009 34
Table 16:  The US, Power Market, Nuclear Power Project (MW), 2009 35
Table 17: The US, Power Market, Top 10 Renewable Power Projects (MW), 2009 35
Table 18: The US, Power Market, Top 10 Thermal Power Projects (MW), 2009 36
Table 19: The US, Power Market, Top 10 Hydro Power Project (MW), 2009 36
Table 20: The US, Power Market, Nuclear Power Project (MW), 2009 37
Table 21: The US , Power Market, Top 10 Renewable Power Projects (MW) 37
Table 22: The US Power Market,  Market Shares (%) of the Major Power Companies by Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2009 43
Table 23:  Southern Company SWOT Analysis, 2010 44
Table 24:   American Electric Power (AEP) Co Inc SWOT Analysis 47
Table 25:   Duke Energy Corp SWOT Analysis, 2010 50

List of Figures
1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1:    The US, Power Market, Breakdown of Electricity Consumption, by Sector (%), 2009 6
Figure 2:  The US, Power Market, Total Annual Imports and Exports (GWh), 2000-2008 7
Figure 3:    The US, Power Market, Annual Power Consumption (GWh), 2000-2030 9
Figure 4:    The US, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity by Type of Power Plant (%), 2009 11
Figure 5:    The US, Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 12
Figure 6:    The US, Power Market, Cumulative Thermal Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 14
Figure 7:    The US, Power Market, Cumulative Hydro Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 16
Figure 8:    The US, Power Market, Cumulative Nuclear Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 18
Figure 9:    The US, Power Market, Cumulative Renewable Installed Capacity (MW), 2000-2030 21
Figure 10:    The US, Power Market, Annual Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 23
Figure 11:  The US, Power Market, Annual Thermal Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 25
Figure 12:  The US, Power Market, Annual Hydro Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 27
Figure 13:  The US, Power Market, Annual Nuclear Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 29
Figure 14:  The US, Power Market, Annual Renewable Power Generation (GWh), 2000-2030 31
Figure 15:  The US Power Market,  Market Shares (%) of the Major Power Companies by Cumulative Installed Capacity, 2009 43
Figure 16:   GlobalData Methodology, 2010 54