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Norah.Shamin at 14:14, 22 July 2025

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-= Total electricity capacity =
+= Summary =
-*The series in the International Futures System is Total Electric Capacity by the U.S. Energy Information Administration under the Energy module. The variable name is EnElecTotalCapacityEIA.
+The series in the International Futures System is Total Electric Capacity by the U.S. Energy Information Administration under the Energy module. The variable name is EnElecTotalCapacityEIA.
-== Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data ==
+The capacity data consist of both utility and nonutility sources.
 *For the EIA energy electric total capacity, the data was&nbsp;pulled&nbsp;from the EIA website ([https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7 https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7]).
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 *The data is updated on December 31st of every year and has data points&nbsp;back to 1980.
 *There are no conversions necessary.
-*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is&nbsp;no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in&nbsp;order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically,&nbsp;there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.
 *NOTE =  For a data pull (April 2024), the values from 1980-1999 were the same between the newly pulled data and the IFsHistSeries, but 2000-2021's data values are different. This suggests a new data documentation method which can be seen here https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/
 *The most recent data pull was in April of 2025.

Norah.Shamin at 14:42, 16 April 2025

2025-04-16T14:42:20Z

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	*The data is updated on December 31st of every year and has data points back to 1980.		*The data is updated on December 31st of every year and has data points back to 1980.
	*There are no conversions necessary.		*There are no conversions necessary.
	*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically, there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.~~ ~~		*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically, there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.
	*NOTE = For ~~the most recent~~ data pull (April 2024), the values from 1980-1999 were the same between the newly pulled data and the IFsHistSeries, but 2000-2021's data values are different. This suggests a new data documentation method which can be seen here https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/		*NOTE = For a data pull (April 2024), the values from 1980-1999 were the same between the newly pulled data and the IFsHistSeries, but 2000-2021's data values are different. This suggests a new data documentation method which can be seen here https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/
			*The most recent data pull was in April of 2025.
			**Use East Germany and West Germany for the earlier years of Germany's value
			**Use Former U.S.S.R. for Russia's formative years
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Yutang.Xiong: /* Sources */

2025-02-12T21:41:00Z

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Norah.Shamin at 04:42, 3 May 2024

2024-05-03T04:42:39Z

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	*For the EIA energy electric total capacity, the data was pulled from the EIA website ([https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7 https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7]).		*For the EIA energy electric total capacity, the data was pulled from the EIA website ([https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7 https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7]).

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			*Once selected you can download your data by clicking the "download options"
	*The data is updated on December 31st of every year and has data points back to 1980.		*The data is updated on December 31st of every year and has data points back to 1980.
	*There are no conversions necessary.		*There are no conversions necessary.
	*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically, there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.		*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically, there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.
	*NOTE = For the most recent data pull (April 2024), the values from 1980-1999 were the same between the newly pulled data and the IFsHistSeries, but 2000-2021's data values are different. This suggests a new data documentation method which can https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/		*NOTE = For the most recent data pull (April 2024), the values from 1980-1999 were the same between the newly pulled data and the IFsHistSeries, but 2000-2021's data values are different. This suggests a new data documentation method which can be seen here https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/

	= Sources =		= Sources =

Norah.Shamin: I added a note about new data collection

2024-04-28T18:31:15Z

I added a note about new data collection

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	*There are no conversions necessary.		*There are no conversions necessary.
	*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically, there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.		*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically, there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.
			*NOTE = For the most recent data pull (April 2024), the values from 1980-1999 were the same between the newly pulled data and the IFsHistSeries, but 2000-2021's data values are different. This suggests a new data documentation method which can https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/

	= Sources =		= Sources =

RyanWells at 15:28, 3 June 2016

2016-06-03T15:28:27Z

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	**Generator capacity:  The maximum output, commonly expressed in megawatts (MW), that generating equipment can supply to system load, adjusted for ambient conditions.		**Generator capacity:  The maximum output, commonly expressed in megawatts (MW), that generating equipment can supply to system load, adjusted for ambient conditions.

	== Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data ==		== Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data ==

	*For the EIA energy electric total capacity, the data was pulled from the EIA website ([https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7 https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7]).		*For the EIA energy electric total capacity, the data was pulled from the EIA website ([https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7 https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7]).
	*The data is updated on December 31st of every year.		*The data is updated on December 31st of every year and has data points back to 1980.
	*There are no conversions necessary.		*There are no conversions necessary.
	*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically, there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.		*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes. All other currently recognized countries have measurements. Historically, there are 7 countries that do not; Former Czechoslovakia, Former Serbia and Montenegro, Former Yugoslavia, East Germany, West Germany, Former U.S.S.R. Hawaiian Trade Zone.
	*The data goes back to 1980.

	= Sources =		= Sources =

RyanWells at 15:27, 3 June 2016

2016-06-03T15:27:42Z

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RyanWells at 22:35, 1 June 2016

2016-06-01T22:35:41Z

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	= Total electricity capacity =		= Total electricity capacity =

	*For the EIA energy electric total capacity, the data was pulled from the EIA website (https://www.eia.gov/~~electricity~~/~~capacity~~/).		*For the EIA energy electric total capacity, the data was pulled from the EIA website (https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/IEDIndex3.cfm?tid=2&pid=2&aid=7).

	== Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data ==		== Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data ==

RyanWells at 16:32, 1 June 2016

2016-06-01T16:32:49Z

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	= Total electricity capacity =		= Total electricity capacity =

	~~Write detailed metadata here~~		*For the EIA energy electric total capacity, the data was pulled from the EIA website (https://www.eia.gov/electricity/capacity/).

	== Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data ==		== Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data ==

	~~Write step by step instructions here~~		*There are no conversions necessary.
			*South Sudan is the only country that posed a problem in the data. There is no information on how the capacity should be split between Sudan and South Sudan, so for years 2011 and 2012 all the data was left blank in order to avoid any reporting mistakes.

Wikiadmin at 18:55, 31 May 2016

2016-05-31T18:55:15Z

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	= Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data =		= Total electricity capacity =

			Write detailed metadata here

			== Instructions on importing total electricity capacity data ==

			Write step by step instructions here