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February 13, 2024

Midwest refinery outage is affecting petroleum product markets


August 16, 2023

Summer Midwest distillate inventories rise amid high production and transit constraints


August 7, 2023

Midwest homes, notably older homes, consume more natural gas than most other U.S. homes


October 18, 2022

95% of the fuel ethanol moved in the United States in the first half of 2022 moved by rail


August 22, 2022

Most U.S. fuel ethanol production capacity at the start of 2022 was in the Midwest


August 25, 2021

EIA expects increased U.S. propane consumption this winter, especially in the Midwest


April 22, 2021

Planned refinery outages unlikely to affect U.S. transportation fuel supplies


August 3, 2020

Illinois is a top energy consumer and producer in the Midwest


May 7, 2020

Daily electricity demand impacts from COVID-19 mitigation efforts differ by region


February 26, 2019

Extreme cold in the Midwest led to high power demand and record natural gas demand


January 8, 2019

Wholesale power prices were generally higher in 2018, with both winter and summer spikes


December 3, 2018

Pipeline constraints, refinery maintenance push Western Canadian crude oil prices lower


November 5, 2018

Midwest propane inventories enter winter higher than previous five-year average


November 13, 2017

CO2 emissions from coal fell by record amount in 2015, led by Texas and Midwest


May 10, 2017

Flows of gasoline and diesel into the Midwest fall as demand flattens and production grows


March 6, 2017

U.S. wind generating capacity surpasses hydro capacity at the end of 2016


August 18, 2015

Unplanned refinery outage leads to higher Midwest gasoline prices


August 10, 2015

Rail helps make Midwest a net shipper of crude oil


February 10, 2015

EIA tracking tool shows light-sweet crude oil imports to Gulf Coast virtually eliminated


February 6, 2015

Midwest propane market more balanced than a year ago


January 7, 2015

U.S. gasoline prices end 2014 at lowest levels since mid-May 2009


March 7, 2014

E85 fueling station availability is increasing


January 23, 2014

Midwest propane markets tighten further on cold weather


December 12, 2013

Propane demand hits a record high for November


September 19, 2013

E85 motor fuel is increasingly price-competitive with gasoline in parts of the Midwest


June 27, 2013

Midwest gasoline prices returning to normal


May 24, 2013

Gasoline prices rise in the Midwest as the summer driving season approaches


August 16, 2012

Energy needed to produce aluminum


May 14, 2012

State electric retail choice programs are popular with commercial and industrial customers


April 6, 2012

Regional differences for cost of crude oil to refiners widened in 2011


March 20, 2012

Refinery utilization rates react to economics in 2011


March 15, 2012

U.S. natural gas net imports at lowest levels since 1992


February 15, 2012

Warm weather, low natural gas prices hold down wholesale power prices this winter


August 24, 2011

Crude oil movements from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast on the rise