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Vehicles (Still) Bigger Emissions Source Than Power Plants in United States

December 6, 2017March 6, 2023 by Alyssa Danigelis

The amount of carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector continues to exceed the amount from electricity production in the United States, according to the latest data from the US Energy Information Administration. The shift that started last year reveals the challenges to cutting transportation emissions as well as new ... Read more »

Energy Information Administration Projects 0.6% Annual Growth in Emissions

November 20, 2017 by Alyssa Danigelis

The US Energy Information Administration projects that growth in global carbon dioxide emissions from energy-related sources will slow to 0.6% per year through 2040 despite increased energy consumption, according to the EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2017. That rate is slower than the 1.8% annual growth in emissions from 1990 to ... Read more »

US Government Massively Underestimated National Solar Capacity

October 20, 2017April 11, 2022 by Alyssa Danigelis

Predictions always involve a certain level of guesswork, but when the US Energy Information Administration estimated in 2006 how much solar capacity would be installed by 2016, the number wasn’t even close. The EIA had underestimated the capacity by 4,813%, an analysis by Statista found. Using data from the NRDC ... Read more »

Natural Gas is the Fuel of Choice. But it is also the Leading Emitter of Carbon Dioxide

September 2, 2016November 22, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Natural gas is the fuel of choice. It's also now the leading emitter of carbon dioxide emissions. That's because natural gas has surpassed coal as the leading fuel used to generate electricity.

Natural Gas is the New King of the Hill

July 19, 2016December 6, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Natural gas is the new king of the hill -- the leading fuel used to generate electricity. That's the findings of the US Energy Information Administration, which also says that coal will dip to 30 percent while renewables will be 15 percent.

Companies are Benefiting from Fracking Boom While Greenies Pine

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Hydraulic fracturing now makes up two-thirds of all natural gas production in the United States and half of all oil production here.

2015 Solar Gen Is 31 Times Higher Than 2005

September 4, 2015April 22, 2022 by Karen Henry

Electricity output of US utility-scale solar generators in June 2015 was 31 times higher than the level in June 2005, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Solar generation from utility-scale facilities hit a monthly record high of 2,765 GWh in June 2015, which represents a year-over-year increase of ... Read more »

DOE Authorizes LNG Exports to Non-FTA Nations

July 29, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced on June 26 that it had issued a final authorization for Sabine Pass Liquefaction’s Expansion Project (Sabine Pass) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to nations that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States. With this ... Read more »

Consumers Better Off With Retail Choice in Electricity, Finds Study

July 15, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

Competitive electricity choice markets offer consumers advantages over monopolistic utility markets in three key areas – price, investment, and reliability – according to research findings released on July 13 by Compete, a Washington, DC-based coalition of electricity stakeholders. The study, Evolution of the Revolution: The Sustained Success of Retail Electricity ... Read more »

DC Boasts Nation’s Lowest Overall Energy Prices

July 14, 2015 by Karen Henry

The District of Columbia is 2015’s least energy expensive state, according to a new report released by WalletHub. WalletHub compared the total monthly energy bills in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and constructed its rankings using eight key metrics that examine the consumption rates and ... Read more »

California Grid to Maintain Reliability Despite Drought

July 7, 2015 by Karen Henry

Despite a drought that has lowered hydroelectric generation in California, the bulk power system in the state is not expected to lose grid reliability this summer, according to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and reported by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Overall, NERC expects more than 72 GW ... Read more »

Natural Gas Prices to Remain Low on Record Storage Levels

June 10, 2015September 1, 2022 by Josh Kessler

Despite a 31 percent decrease in the number of operational natural gas exploration rigs, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that the US achieved the largest ever net weekly natural gas injection level: 132 billion cubic feet (Bcf). A combination of increased production, increased imports and moderate power burn resulting ... Read more »

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