EIA expects solar and wind to be larger sources of U.S. electricity generation this summer

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook In our Summer Electricity Outlook, a supplement to our May 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook, we expect the largest increases in U.S. electric power sector generation…

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Drought effects on hydroelectricity generation in western U.S. differed by region in 2021

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly In 2021, a historic drought that affected much of the western United States led to reduced water supply and, as a result, lower hydropower…

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The United States installed more wind turbine capacity in 2020 than in any other year

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory From December 20 through December 30, Today in Energy will feature some of our favorite articles from 2021. Today’s article was originally…

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Solar generation was 3% of U.S. electricity in 2020, but we project it will be 20% by 2050

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Electric Power Annual, Short-Term Energy Outlook, and Annual Energy Outlook According to our Electric Power Annual, solar power accounted for 3% of U.S. electricity generation from all sources…

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EIA projects global conventional vehicle fleet will peak in 2038

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2021 Reference case In our International Energy Outlook 2021, we estimate the global light-duty vehicle (LDV) fleet contained 1.31 billion vehicles in 2020, and we project…

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Annual U.S. coal-fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook We expect 22% more U.S. coal-fired generation in 2021 than in 2020, according to our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The U.S. electric power sector has…

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Renewables will account for most global generation increases, but coal use remains high

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021) Reference case In the Reference case of our International Energy Outlook 2021 (IEO2021), where we assume current laws and regulations continue into the future, we…

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Read more about the article EIA expects U.S. households to spend more on energy this winter
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook: Winter Fuels Outlook

EIA expects U.S. households to spend more on energy this winter

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook: Winter Fuels Outlook In our Winter Fuels Outlook, to be released later today, we forecast that U.S. households will spend more money on energy this…

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U.S. energy trade lowers the overall 2020 U.S. trade deficit for the first time on record

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), based on EIA’s Monthly Energy Review and data from the U.S. Census Bureau In 2020, the U.S. net merchandise trade value of energy products—the value of petroleum, natural gas, coal,…

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World’s longest-operating solar thermal facility is retiring most of its capacity

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Electric Generator Inventory Note: SEGS 1 and SEGS 2 were replaced by photovoltaic systems Sunray 2 and Sunray 3, respectively, in 2017 after being decommissioned. They appear…

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