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Introducing EIA's Beta site

Feb 9, 2012
Beta encourages public testing and comment on the agency's latest product enhancements, and review other users' comments. As a first offering, three products on the beta site allow users to easily create graphics that show and compare energy data from petroleum, natural gas, and electricity.

U.S. natural gas inventories at end of winter heating season expected highest since 1983

Feb 9, 2012
The amount of U.S. working natural gas in underground storage at the end of March 2012 is expected to be the highest since 1983 for the close of the month, the traditional end of the winter heating season. A combination of warmer-than-normal temperatures this winter that reduced gas heating demand and rising domestic gas production has contributed to high inventories.

Electricity Wholesale Market Data

Feb 9, 2012
Wholesale electricity price data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) has been updated through February 3, 2012. Data include peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at five electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States.

Tight oil, Gulf of Mexico deepwater drive projected increases in U.S. crude oil production

Feb 8, 2012
EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2012 Early Release Reference case, providing updated projections for energy markets through 2035, projects increased domestic crude oil production driven by development of tight oil resources onshore and deepwater resources in the Gulf of Mexico.

Short-Term Energy Outlook

Feb 7, 2012
"EIA expects the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil to average about $100 per barrel in 2012, almost $6 per barrel higher than the average price last year. Based on recent futures and options data, the market believes there is about a one-in-fifteen chance that the average WTI price in June 2012 will exceed $125 per barrel, and about a one-in-fifty chance that it would exceed $140 per barrel.

PADD regions enable regional analysis of petroleum product supply and movements

Feb 7, 2012
The Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADDs) are geographic aggregations of the 50 States and the District of Columbia into five districts. The PADDs help users of EIA's petroleum data assess regional petroleum product supplies. Considering the United States as five discrete areas, refinery production or inventories can be assessed on a regional basis.

Short Term Energy Outlook - Market Prices and Uncertainty Report

Feb 7, 2012
EIA expects the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil to average about $100 per barrel in 2012, almost $6 per barrel higher than the average price last year. Based on recent futures and options data, the market believes there is about a one-in-fifteen chance that the average WTI price in June 2012 will exceed $125 per barrel, and about a one-in-fifty chance that it would exceed $140 per barrel.

Renewable electricity generation in California includes variable and non-variable sources

Feb 6, 2012
Hourly electric power generation data illustrate the variability of wind and solar generation relative to the comparatively smooth output from other generation sources. The California ISO, which operates the electric power system for most of California, provides these hourly data for generation sources that are eligible renewable resources under California's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).

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Most states have Renewable Portfolio Standards

Feb 3, 2012
Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are policies designed to increase electricity generation from renewable resources, including wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. While there is no National-level renewable portfolio standard, 30 States and the District of Columbia had enforceable renewable portfolio standards (RPS) or other mandated renewable capacity policies, as of January 2012. In addition, seven States had voluntary goals for renewable generation.

Emissions allowance prices for SO₂ and NO_X remained low in 2011

Feb 2, 2012
Emissions allowances are a component of policy tools used to reduce emissions of air pollutants such as SO₂ or NO_X. Such programs cap the total level of emissions, typically for a geographic area, without setting plant-by-plant limits. The prices of annual sulfur dioxide (SO₂) and summer seasonal nitrogen oxide (NO_X) emissions allowances from the EPA's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) and the NO_X Budget Trading Program (NBP) have fallen dramatically in recent years.

Domestic Uranium Production Report - Quarterly

Feb 2, 2012
Fourth quarter 2011 update of uranium production in the United States and operating status of U.S. uranium mills and plants.

Petroleum Marketing Monthly

Feb 1, 2012
Crude oil and refiner No. 2 distillates prices rose appreciably in November, while refiner prices for gasoline continued to decline. Data covering prime supplier sales of finished petroleum products for local consumption show gasoline sales were flat in November, while distillate sales increased slightly.

Natural gas spot prices near 10-year lows amid warm weather and robust supplies

Feb 1, 2012
Natural gas prices have continued their downward trend this winter as a result of warmer—than—normal temperatures, ample natural gas in storage, and growing production.

Global natural gas production doubled between 1980 and 2010

Jan 31, 2012
Global dry natural gas production increased 110% between 1980 and 2010, from 53 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 1980 to 112 Tcf in 2010. The combined share of North America and the Former Soviet Unionthe top two producing regions during the time periodfell from 72% in 1980 to 49% in 2010. While all regions increased natural gas production between 1980 and 2010, the Middle East grew most rapidly, increasing more than eleven-fold.

Company Level Imports

Jan 30, 2012
Imports data at the company level collected from the EIA-814 Monthly Imports Report.

Solar Photovoltaic Cell/Module Module Shipments Report 2010

Jan 30, 2012
Despite a sluggish U.S. economy in 2010, the U.S. photovoltaic (PV) industry saw strong growth. Total shipments of PV modules in 2010 more than doubled compared to total module shipments in 2009, rising from nearly 1.2 peak gigawatts to more than 2.6 peak gigawatts.

Natural Gas Monthly

Jan 30, 2012
The January issue of the NGM, featuring data through November 2011, has been released. The preliminary estimate of net imports of natural gas in the United States totaled 119 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for November, the lowest level since August 1991. This was caused by a significant increase in exports and a similar decrease in imports. Exports totaled approximately 128 Bcf, a 31 percent increase from October's volume. Imports totaled about 246 Bcf, a 7 percent decrease from October's volume and the lowest level since June 1998. Total exports now include volumes exported to Chile using LNG vessels, in addition to the countries previously reported.

Renewable Energy Annual 2009

Jan 30, 2012
The Renewable Energy Annual (2009), presents five chapters covering various aspects of the renewable energy marketplace, along with detailed data tables and graphics. Particular focus is given to renewable energy trends in consumption and electricity; manufacturing activities of solar thermal collectors, solar photovoltaic cells/modules, and geothermal heat pumps; and green pricing and net metering programs.

DOE provides detailed offshore wind resource maps

Jan 30, 2012
Wind Powering America (a DOE initiative) publishes a series maps showing the potential to generate electricity from offshore wind resources in the United States. Factors other than wind resource availability, including the future availability of subsidies for wind generation, the cost of natural gas and other competing technologies, and issues surrounding the allocation of costs for transmission projects that could connect wind-rich regions with major load centers, will likely play a dominant role in determining the future use of wind power.

Electric Power Monthly

Jan 30, 2012
The latest Electric Power Monthly (EPM) is now available. This is the second January issue. The first contained October 2011 data. The data in the current issue are for November 2011, during which net generation in the United States decreased 0.6 percent from the November 2010 level. Consumption of coal for power generation fell 8.2 percent compared to November 2010. The average retail price of electricity for November 2011 was 9.67 cents per kilowatthour, 1.3 percent higher than November 2010, when the price was 9.55 cents per kWh.

Monthly Natural Gas Gross Production Report

Jan 30, 2012
Monthly natural gas gross withdrawals estimated from data collected on Form EIA-914 (Monthly Natural Gas Production Report) for Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming, Other States and Lower 48 States. Alaska data are from the State of Alaska and included to obtain a U.S. Total.

Petroleum Supply Monthly

Jan 30, 2012
Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories.

Electricity Monthly Update

Jan 30, 2012
The Electricity Monthly Update introduces a new EIA product that replaces the Monthly Flash Estimates for Electric Power Data. This release contains data for November 2011 with new feature stories, enhanced and interactive graphics, a new presentation flow, and new electricity industry data sources.

State Electricity Profiles updated for 2010 data

Jan 30, 2012
The annual report contains data tables describing the electricity industry in each State. Data include generating capability, electricity generation, fuel use and prices, retail sales, emissions, and net interstate transfers of electricity.

Monthly Energy Review

Jan 27, 2012
EIA's most comprehensive report on recent integrated energy statistics. Preliminary data indicate that in October 2011, U.S. natural gas consumption totaled 1.8 quadrillion Btu, which represented 23 percent of U.S. total primary energy consumption.

New Northeast natural gas pipeline capacity comes on-line

Jan 27, 2012
Four interstate natural gas pipeline projects in the Northeast U.S. began commercial service in 2011, adding nearly 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of capacity (see map) and over 181 miles of new pipe. The new projects are already having a significant impact on prices received by natural gas producers in the region by providing improved access to major demand centers.

Domestic supply of liquid fuels projected to increase, resulting in fewer imports

Jan 26, 2012
U.S. dependence on imported liquids declines through 2035 in the 2012 Annual Energy Outlook Reference case projection, primarily as a result of growth in domestic oil production, an increase in biofuels use, and slower growth in consumption of transportation fuels. In this projection, net petroleum imports as a share of total U.S. liquid fuels supplied drop from 49% in 2010 to 36% in 2035.

Wholesale Market Data

Jan 26, 2012
This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from ICE (IntercontinentalExchange) through January 20, 2012 (latest website update: January 26, 2012). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and the number of transactions at five electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States.

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