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EIA projects that increased oil, natural gas and renewable energy production and energy efficiency improvements will reduce U.S. reliance on imported energy sources

January 23, 2012
MEDIA ADVISORY: EIA to Release Updated Energy Forecasts to 2035

January 17, 2012

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Congressional Testimony

U.S. and Global Energy Outlook pdf
Subject:Energy Markets, Forecasts
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (view archived webcast)
United States Senate
Washington, DC—January 31, 2012

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U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Production Outlook: the Gulf of Mexico and Other Areas pdf ppt
Subject:Natural Gas, Forecasts
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator
Presented to: 4th Annual Argus Americas Crude Summit
Houston, TX—January 27, 2012
Annual Energy Outlook 2012 Early Release Reference Case pdf ppt
Subject:Energy Markets, Forecasts
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Acting Administrator
Presented to: AEO2012 Early Release Rollout Presentation
Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
John Hopkins University
Washington, DC—January 23, 2012

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Most states have Renewable Portfolio Standards

map of States with Renewable Portfolio Standards or Goals, January 2012, as described in the article text
Source: Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency, January 2012.
Note: The map includes West Virginia as a State with a Renewable Portfolio Standard, although the Interstate Renewable Energy Council categorizes it as a goal State rather than an RPS State.

Renewable portfolio standards (RPS), also referred to as renewable electricity standards (RES), are policies designed to increase generation of electricity from renewable resources. These policies require or encourage electricity producers within a given jurisdiction to supply a certain minimum share of their electricity from designated renewable resources. Generally, these resources include wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and some types of hydroelectricity, but may include other resources such as landfill gas, municipal solid waste, and tidal energy.

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