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February 22, 2024

Use of natural gas-fired generation differs in the United States by technology and region


February 20, 2024

Retirements of U.S. electric generating capacity to slow in 2024


February 15, 2024

Solar and battery storage to make up 81% of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2024


February 5, 2024

United Arab Emirates invests to meet 2027 crude oil production capacity goal


January 9, 2024

U.S. battery storage capacity expected to nearly double in 2024


December 28, 2023

U.S. electric capacity mix shifts from fossil fuels to renewables in AEO2023


December 19, 2023

As solar capacity grows, duck curves are getting deeper in California


November 14, 2023

Global natural gas market well supplied for winter, but risks remain, EIA analysis finds


November 13, 2023

LNG export capacity from North America is likely to more than double through 2027


October 16, 2023

New natural gas-fired capacity additions expected to total 8.6 gigawatts in 2023


September 5, 2023

In 2023, U.S. renewable diesel production capacity surpassed biodiesel production capacity


August 29, 2023

Solar panel shipments set a record high in 2022 as capacity continued to grow


August 9, 2023

New pumped-storage capacity in China is helping to integrate growing wind and solar power


August 8, 2023

Developers added 16.8 GW of U.S. utility-scale generating capacity in first-half 2023


July 25, 2023

Refinery capacity increased slightly for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic


June 21, 2023

As solar capacity grows, duck curves are getting deeper in California


May 11, 2023

EIA projects coal capacity will decrease in our Annual Energy Outlook 2023


April 13, 2023

U.S. electric capacity mix shifts from fossil fuels to renewables in AEO2023


April 6, 2023

EIA explores effects of Inflation Reduction Act on the Annual Energy Outlook


March 13, 2023

U.S. ethane demand grew 9% in 2022, driven by petrochemical capacity additions


March 8, 2023

Liquefied natural gas will continue to lead growth in U.S. natural gas exports


March 6, 2023

Wind, solar, and batteries increasingly account for more new U.S. power capacity additions


March 2, 2023

The least U.S. interstate natural gas pipeline capacity on record was added in 2022


March 1, 2023

U.S. simple-cycle natural gas turbines operated at record highs in summer 2022


February 7, 2023

Coal and natural gas plants will account for 98% of U.S. capacity retirements in 2023


February 6, 2023

More than half of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2023 will be solar


February 2, 2023

Domestic renewable diesel capacity could more than double through 2025


December 29, 2022

U.S. nuclear electricity generation continues to decline as more reactors retire


December 27, 2022

The United States became the world’s largest LNG exporter in the first half of 2022


December 8, 2022

U.S. battery storage capacity will increase significantly by 2025


November 28, 2022

Europe’s LNG import capacity set to expand by one-third by end of 2024


November 7, 2022

Nearly a quarter of the operating U.S. coal-fired fleet scheduled to retire by 2029


October 14, 2022

Daily U.S. summer nuclear capacity outages were 19% lower this summer than last summer


September 20, 2022

The Waha Hub natural gas price continues to fall below the Henry Hub price


September 6, 2022

U.S. LNG export capacity to grow as three additional projects begin construction


August 30, 2022

U.S. capacity to convert waste to energy declines after remaining steady since 1994


August 22, 2022

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


August 11, 2022

Utility-scale solar projects report delays


August 4, 2022

Pipeline projects announced to expand Permian natural gas capacity


August 3, 2022

The U.S. power grid added 15 GW of generating capacity in the first half of 2022


August 2, 2022

Several refining projects are scheduled in Asia and the Middle East


July 25, 2022

The United States became the world’s largest LNG exporter in the first half of 2022


June 30, 2022

Developers plan to add 6 gigawatts of U.S. offshore wind capacity through 2029


June 29, 2022

U.S. refinery capacity decreased during 2021 for second consecutive year


June 24, 2022

EIA estimates show a decrease in global surplus crude oil production capacity in 2022


June 15, 2022

Most combined-cycle power plants have duct burners that add energy to the turbine exhaust


June 10, 2022

EIA expects high refinery margins to contribute to increasing fuel production this summer


June 3, 2022

NERC assessment highlights potential electricity reliability concern for central U.S.


April 25, 2022

Most combined-cycle power plants employ two combustion turbines with one steam turbine


April 8, 2022

U.S. nuclear electricity generation continues to decline as more reactors retire


March 7, 2022

Solar power and batteries account for 60% of planned new U.S. electric generation capacity


February 24, 2022

Natural gas interstate pipeline capacity additions decrease in 2021


January 11, 2022

Coal will account for 85% of U.S. electric generating capacity retirements in 2022


January 10, 2022

Solar power will account for nearly half of new U.S. electric generating capacity in 2022


December 28, 2021

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


December 9, 2021

U.S. liquefied natural gas export capacity will be world’s largest by end of 2022


November 22, 2021

Most planned U.S. natural gas-fired plants are near Appalachia and in Florida and Texas


November 17, 2021

New natural gas pipeline capacity expands access to export and Northeast markets


November 4, 2021

Added transnational oil pipeline capacity could reduce crude oil shipped by rail


November 1, 2021

Battery storage applications have shifted as more batteries are added to the U.S. grid


October 1, 2021

Capacity outages at U.S. nuclear power plants averaged 3.1 gigawatts this summer


September 13, 2021

EIA releases plant-level U.S. biofuels production capacity data


September 7, 2021

Hydropower made up 66% of Brazil’s electricity generation in 2020


September 3, 2021

Pre-Labor Day retail gasoline prices at highest level since 2014


September 2, 2021

U.S. solar photovoltaic module shipments up 33% in 2020


August 20, 2021

U.S. large-scale battery storage capacity up 35% in 2020, rapid growth set to continue


July 29, 2021

U.S. renewable diesel capacity could increase due to announced and developing projects


July 8, 2021

Refinery closures decreased U.S. refinery capacity during 2020


June 24, 2021

U.S. ethane exports surge with additional export capacity and expanded tanker fleet


June 23, 2021

Most U.S. wind capacity built since 2011 is located in the center of the country


June 3, 2021

U.S. natural gas storage capacity has remained flat over the past eight years


April 21, 2021

Texas likely to add record utility-scale solar capacity in the next two years


March 16, 2021

Recent completions of natural gas pipeline projects increase transportation capacity


March 4, 2021

Texas and Florida had large small-scale solar capacity increases in 2020


March 3, 2021

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


January 28, 2021

U.S. wind energy production tax credit extended through 2021


January 12, 2021

Nuclear and coal will account for majority of U.S. generating capacity retirements in 2021


January 11, 2021

Renewables account for most new U.S. electricity generating capacity in 2021


December 10, 2020

U.S. petroleum refining capacity falls to its lowest level since May 2016


December 2, 2020

The capacity of U.S. coal mines has fallen 28% since its 2009 peak


October 30, 2020

U.S. biodiesel production capacity declined slightly in 2019


October 22, 2020

U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico have increased in the first nine months of 2020


October 16, 2020

Natural gas generators make up largest share of U.S. electricity generation capacity


August 10, 2020

Utility-scale battery storage capacity continued its upward trend in 2018


July 15, 2020

COVID-19 mitigation has delayed construction of some electric generators


June 26, 2020

U.S. refinery capacity sets new record as of January 1, 2020


June 3, 2020

U.S. natural gas storage capacity remained relatively unchanged in 2019


May 21, 2020

Most new utility-scale solar in the United States is being built in the South Atlantic


April 21, 2020

Wind and natural gas-fired generators led U.S. power sector capacity additions in 2019


March 6, 2020

EIA’s long-term power plant projections trade off the cost and value of new capacity


February 28, 2020

EIA expands data on capacity and usage of power plants, electricity storage systems


February 11, 2020

About 13% of U.S. electricity generating capacity can switch between natural gas and oil


January 14, 2020

New electric generating capacity in 2020 will come primarily from wind and solar


December 19, 2019

EIA Product Highlight: Plant-level biodiesel production capacity


December 9, 2019

U.S. onshore wind capacity exceeds 100 gigawatts


November 20, 2019

Nearly half of U.S. geothermal power capacity came online in the 1980s


November 7, 2019

New natural gas pipelines are adding capacity from the South Central, Northeast regions


September 27, 2019

Most wind capacity in the United States is designed for a medium wind speed environment


September 19, 2019

Many wind turbines are slated to come online in the United States in 2019 and 2020


September 17, 2019

Natural gas and wind forecast to be fastest growing sources of U.S. electricity generation


September 16, 2019

EIA releases plant-level U.S. biodiesel production capacity data


August 16, 2019

Annual U.S. refinery runs expected to decline for first time in 10 years


August 5, 2019

United States sets new daily record high for natural gas use in the power sector


July 31, 2019

Texas ranks first in U.S.-installed wind capacity and number of turbines


July 26, 2019

More U.S. coal-fired power plants are decommissioning as retirements continue


June 28, 2019

U.S. refinery capacity reaches record high at the start of 2019


June 12, 2019

Southwestern states have better solar resources and higher solar PV capacity factors


May 30, 2019

EIA’s new liquids pipeline projects database shows new U.S. crude oil pipeline capacity


May 29, 2019

Germany announces proposal to phase out coal by 2038, further changing its generation mix


April 25, 2019

New wind and solar power projects tend to come online at the end of the year


April 10, 2019

U.S. natural gas-fired combined-cycle capacity surpasses coal-fired capacity


March 11, 2019

More than 60% of electric generating capacity installed in 2018 was fueled by natural gas


March 7, 2019

U.S. natural gas processing plant capacity and throughput have increased in recent years


January 18, 2019

EIA forecasts renewables will be fastest growing source of electricity generation


January 10, 2019

New electric generating capacity in 2019 will come from renewables and natural gas


December 28, 2018

U.S. coal consumption in 2018 expected to be the lowest in 39 years


December 4, 2018

U.S. coal consumption in 2018 expected to be the lowest in 39 years


December 3, 2018

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


October 17, 2018

Natural gas-fired power plants are being added and used more in PJM Interconnection


August 17, 2018

Electric power sector coal inventories are expected to remain relatively low through 2019


August 10, 2018

Natural gas pipeline capacity to South Central region and export markets increases in 2018


August 8, 2018

Average U.S. construction costs for solar and wind continued to fall in 2016


August 1, 2018

U.S. fuel ethanol production capacity continues to increase


July 16, 2018

U.S. refinery capacity virtually unchanged between 2017 and 2018


July 11, 2018

Natural gas-fired electricity generation this summer expected to be near record high


July 9, 2018

EIA adds Puerto Rico data to its U.S. power plant inventory


July 2, 2018

Coal plant retirements and high summer electricity demand lower Texas reserve margin


June 21, 2018

EIA monthly survey tracks U.S. power plant additions


June 8, 2018

Southern California’s natural gas infrastructure may face constraints this summer


May 9, 2018

Solar surpasses biomass to become third-most prevalent renewable electricity source


May 8, 2018

Future of U.S. nuclear power fleet depends mostly on natural gas prices, carbon policies


May 7, 2018

Natural gas and renewables make up most of 2018 electric capacity additions


April 20, 2018

Fuel cell power plants are used in diverse ways across the United States


March 30, 2018

EIA projects that U.S. coal demand will remain flat for several decades


March 16, 2018

Solar plants typically install more panel capacity relative to their inverter capacity


February 28, 2018

The design and application of utility-scale battery storage varies by region


February 7, 2018

Future U.S. electricity generation mix will depend largely on natural gas prices


January 26, 2018

Natural gas production in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia growing faster than demand


January 23, 2018

January’s cold weather affects electricity generation mix in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic


January 10, 2018

Nearly half of utility-scale capacity installed in 2017 came from renewables


January 8, 2018

Batteries perform many different functions on the power grid


December 18, 2017

Natural gas generators make up the largest share of overall U.S. generation capacity


December 13, 2017

Utility solar photovoltaic capacity is dominated by crystalline silicon panel technology


December 5, 2017

Natural gas power generation share grew in Southern states for a decade as coal declined


November 29, 2017

Wind turbine heights and capacities have increased over the past decade


November 9, 2017

Coal stockpiles at U.S. coal power plants have fallen since last year


October 24, 2017

Puerto Rico’s electricity service is slow to return after Hurricane Maria


October 13, 2017

Spark and dark spreads indicate profitability of natural gas, coal power plants


September 13, 2017

Hurricane Harvey caused electric system outages and affected wind generation in Texas


August 7, 2017

Solar eclipse on August 21 will affect photovoltaic generators across the country


July 24, 2017

California wholesale electricity prices are higher at the beginning and end of the day


July 12, 2017

U.S. petroleum refinery capacity continues to increase


July 6, 2017

Monthly renewable electricity generation surpasses nuclear for the first time since 1984


June 28, 2017

U.S. ethanol production capacity continues to increase


June 16, 2017

Competition between coal and natural gas affects power markets


May 16, 2017

Oil-fired power plants provide small amounts of U.S. electricity capacity and generation


May 12, 2017

U.S. nuclear capacity and generation expected to decline as existing generators retire


May 4, 2017

Utility-scale solar has grown rapidly over the past five years


May 3, 2017

Power plants’ costs and value to the grid are not easily reflected using simple metrics


May 2, 2017

Wind turbines provide 8% of U.S. generating capacity, more than any other renewable source


April 27, 2017

Most U.S. nuclear power plants were built between 1970 and 1990


April 21, 2017

Natural gas inventories end heating season above five-year average


April 17, 2017

Most coal plants in the United States were built before 1990


March 13, 2017

Hydroelectric generators are among the United States’ oldest power plants


March 6, 2017

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


February 27, 2017

U.S. electric generating capacity increase in 2016 was largest net change since 2011


January 30, 2017

Natural gas-fired generating capacity likely to increase over next two years


January 18, 2017

Natural gas-fired power plants lead electric capacity additions in Mexico


January 11, 2017

Wholesale power prices in 2016 fell, reflecting lower natural gas prices


January 10, 2017

Renewable generation capacity expected to account for most 2016 capacity additions


December 6, 2016

New England natural gas pipeline capacity increases for the first time since 2010


November 28, 2016

Three turbine manufacturers provide more than 75% of U.S. wind capacity


November 16, 2016

Amount of natural gas in storage reaches new record


October 19, 2016

Over past decade, Mountain region states have used less coal for electricity generation


September 27, 2016

Recent increases in global nuclear capacity led by Asia


August 25, 2016

Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation in 2016 surpasses previous years


August 23, 2016

North Carolina has more PURPA-qualifying solar facilities than any other state


July 15, 2016

Several nonpowered dams along the Ohio River to be converted to hydroelectric dams in 2016


July 7, 2016

EIA electricity generator data show power industry response to EPA mercury limits


June 22, 2016

U.S. crude oil storage capacity utilization rises even as storage capacity grows


June 6, 2016

EIA publishes construction cost information for electric power generators


June 2, 2016

Higher renewable capacity additions in AEO2016 reflect policy changes and cost reductions


May 19, 2016

Many natural gas-fired power plants under construction are near major shale plays


April 22, 2016

Higher Oregon renewable portfolio standard targets likely to boost wind power


April 8, 2016

Waste-to-energy electricity generation concentrated in Florida and Northeast


April 4, 2016

Average utilization for natural gas combined-cycle plants exceeded coal plants in 2015


March 24, 2016

EIA reviews and enhances data and projections for wind and solar electricity


March 23, 2016

Wind adds the most electric generation capacity in 2015, followed by natural gas and solar


March 18, 2016

Demand trends, prices, and policies drive recent electric generation capacity additions


March 17, 2016

High production, low prices mean little change in natural gas storage capacity


March 8, 2016

Coal made up more than 80% of retired electricity generating capacity in 2015


March 1, 2016

Solar, natural gas, wind make up most 2016 generation additions


February 9, 2016

Natural gas use for power generation higher this winter


February 5, 2016

California has nearly half of the nation’s solar electricity generating capacity


December 17, 2015

Utility-scale solar in South Atlantic region dominated by North Carolina, Georgia


December 15, 2015

New database provides monthly inventory and status of U.S. electric generating plants


December 3, 2015

Crude oil storage and capacity have increased in Cushing, Oklahoma and U.S. Gulf Coast


December 2, 2015

EIA electricity data now include estimated small-scale solar PV capacity and generation


November 4, 2015

Texas expected to keep breaking records for wind generation as wind capacity grows


November 2, 2015

Despite recent closures, U.S. nuclear capacity is scheduled to increase by 2020


October 29, 2015

Beyond China, other Southeast Asian countries plan for significant hydroelectric additions


September 8, 2015

Electric generator capacity factors vary widely across the world


August 27, 2015

Domestic market for distributed wind turbines faces several challenges


August 14, 2015

First offshore wind farm in the United States begins construction


August 11, 2015

West Coast wind patterns lead to below-normal wind generation capacity factors


August 7, 2015

U.S. refineries are running at record-high levels


July 27, 2015

Natural gas salt-facility storage serves special gas market needs


June 25, 2015

U.S. refinery capacity reaches 18 million barrels per day


June 8, 2015

New data series show more detail for crude oil stocks, storage by region


May 11, 2015

Projected electric capacity additions are below recent historical levels


March 23, 2015

Crude oil storage at Cushing, but not storage capacity utilization rate, at record level


March 10, 2015

Scheduled 2015 capacity additions mostly wind and natural gas; retirements mostly coal


March 4, 2015

U.S. crude oil storage capacity utilization now up to 60%


February 26, 2015

Rise in salt cavern storage capacity for natural gas offsets declines in other capacities


February 25, 2015

Wind generation seasonal patterns vary across the United States


February 19, 2015

Wind generates more than 10% of Texas electricity in 2014


January 20, 2015

NERC assessment examines winter power system reliability, fuel diversity


December 18, 2014

Wind power capacity additions expected to increase in last quarter of 2014


December 2, 2014

32% of natural gas pipeline capacity into the Northeast could be bidirectional by 2017


September 9, 2014

Natural gas, solar, and wind lead power plant capacity additions in first-half 2014


September 8, 2014

Geothermal resources used to produce renewable electricity in western states


August 13, 2014

Steam coal imports remain down sharply from historic high in 2007


July 24, 2014

U.S. petroleum refineries running at record levels


July 16, 2014

EIA projects modest needs for new electric generation capacity


July 10, 2014

EIA projections show hydro growth limited by economics not resources


June 30, 2014

2014 U.S. petroleum refinery update: capacity edges up, ownership shifts


June 24, 2014

Fewer wind curtailments and negative power prices seen in Texas after major grid expansion


June 23, 2014

Texas hits new peak wind output


June 20, 2014

NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment highlights regional electricity capacity margins


May 30, 2014

Privately owned generators play a growing role in Mexico’s electricity supply


May 20, 2014

Industrial onsite electricity concentrated in chemicals, oil, and paper manufacturing


April 8, 2014

Half of power plant capacity additions in 2013 came from natural gas


March 3, 2014

Natural gas storage capacity up 2% in 2013 led by West, salt capacity in Producing region


February 14, 2014

AEO2014 projects more coal-fired power plant retirements by 2016 than have been scheduled


January 31, 2014

NFL stadiums produce onsite energy with solar PV projects


January 29, 2014

Ownership of U.S. petroleum refineries has changed significantly since 2000


January 24, 2014

EIA now providing more detail on electric capacity additions and retirements


January 15, 2014

Monthly generator capacity factor data now available by fuel and technology


November 14, 2013

2013 completions of large solar thermal power plants mark technology gains


October 17, 2013

Global nuclear generation capacity totaled more than 370 gigawatts in 2012


October 1, 2013

Natural gas-fired combustion turbines are generally used to meet peak electricity load


September 26, 2013

Variability in electricity demand highlights potential roles for electricity storage


September 17, 2013

Most new residential solar PV projects in California program are not owned by homeowners


September 6, 2013

Vermont Yankee nuclear plant closure in 2014 will challenge New England energy markets


September 5, 2013

Higher wind generation in the Southwest Power Pool is reducing use of baseload capacity


September 4, 2013

Trends in natural gas storage capacity utilization vary by region


July 24, 2013

Natural gas storage working capacity grows 2% in 2012


July 16, 2013

Capacity at existing U.S. refineries increases in 2013


July 8, 2013

Pumped storage provides grid reliability even with net generation loss


June 24, 2013

Electric supply additions are not keeping pace with increased peak-hour demand in Texas


June 7, 2013

New generators help California meet summer challenges to electric reliability


May 20, 2013

Ethanol production capacity little changed in past year


April 11, 2013

Year-to-date natural gas use for electric power generation is down from 2012


March 15, 2013

Japan’s fossil-fueled generation remains high because of continuing nuclear plant outages


March 14, 2013

Above-normal outages of U.S. nuclear capacity persist at the start of 2013


March 8, 2013

New electric generators typically come online at the start of summer or in December


February 11, 2013

Wind industry installs almost 5,300 MW of capacity in December


January 23, 2013

How much electric supply capacity is needed to keep U.S. electricity grids reliable?


January 16, 2013

Large mergers drive changes in ownership of electric generating capacity in 2012


December 19, 2012

Planned wind turbine additions rise in advance of scheduled expiration of wind tax credit


November 21, 2012

Wind energy tax credit set to expire at the end of 2012


November 14, 2012

San Onofre nuclear outage contributes to Southern California’s changing generation profile


November 2, 2012

Extended outages at several nuclear plants led to high outage levels in 2012


October 24, 2012

New EIA data show total grid-connected photovoltaic solar capacity


October 4, 2012

Combined heat and power technology fills an important energy niche


September 17, 2012

Municipal solid waste plants convert garbage to electricity


September 12, 2012

Working natural gas storage capacity grows 3% year-over-year


September 7, 2012

Natural gas demand at power plants was high in summer 2012


September 6, 2012

NRG-GenOn acquisition plan would create the largest independent power producer


September 4, 2012

Electric grid operators monitoring drought conditions


August 22, 2012

Merger of Progress Energy and Duke Energy created largest U.S. electric utility


August 20, 2012

Natural gas, renewables dominate electric capacity additions in first half of 2012


August 17, 2012

Electric generator dispatch depends on system demand and the relative cost of operation


August 7, 2012

EIA has updated Gulf of Mexico energy statistics


July 31, 2012

Projected retirements of coal-fired power plants


July 27, 2012

27 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity to retire over next five years


July 19, 2012

Much of the country’s refinery capacity is concentrated along the Gulf Coast


July 17, 2012

Uprates can increase U.S. nuclear capacity substantially without building new reactors


July 11, 2012

New transmission project will help California meet summer electric demand


July 9, 2012

Texas electricity market faces summer challenges


July 5, 2012

Crude oil distillation and the definition of refinery capacity


June 29, 2012

Electricity storage: Location, location, location … and cost


June 15, 2012

Working crude oil storage capacity at Cushing, Oklahoma rises


June 14, 2012

California's electric power market faces challenges heading into summer


June 1, 2012

Reserve electric generating capacity helps keep the lights on


May 29, 2012

Seasonal hydroelectric output drives down wholesale electricity prices in the West


May 24, 2012

OPEC spare capacity in the first quarter of 2012 at lowest level since 2008


May 22, 2012

Electricity storage can smooth out moment-to-moment variations in electricity demand


May 21, 2012

Electricity storage can take advantage of daily price variations


May 17, 2012

Global generation capacity for nuclear power has grown to over 346 gigawatts since 1955


May 15, 2012

Participation in electric net-metering programs increased sharply in recent years


May 9, 2012

Policies for compensating behind-the-meter generation vary by State


May 8, 2012

U.S. nuclear outages back within five-year range


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 12, 2012

U.S. wind generation increased 27% in 2011


February 17, 2012

Natural gas pipeline capacity additions in 2011


February 16, 2012

Ohio's fuel mix for power generation is changing


February 10, 2012

Natural gas and renewable shares of electricity generation to grow, coal still largest


January 27, 2012

New Northeast natural gas pipeline capacity comes on-line


November 18, 2011

U.S. has large geothermal resources, but recent growth is slower than wind or solar


November 17, 2011

Over half the cooling systems at U.S. electric power plants reuse water


November 1, 2011

Peak underground natural gas storage capacity up again in 2011


August 17, 2011

Electric generating capacity additions in the first half of 2011


August 2, 2011

Wind generating capacity is distributed unevenly across the United States


July 18, 2011

Minimal petroleum-fired electric capacity has been added in recent years


July 13, 2011

U.S. wind capacity takes off after 2005


July 8, 2011

Hydropower has a long history in the United States


July 6, 2011

Natural gas use in the electric power sector is growing


July 5, 2011

Most electric generating capacity additions in the last decade were natural gas-fired


June 30, 2011

U.S. commercial nuclear capacity comes from reactors built primarily between 1970 and 1990


June 29, 2011

January 2011 U.S. refining capacity was the highest in 29 years


June 28, 2011

Most coal-fired electric capacity was built before 1980


June 23, 2011

EIA provides new information on crude oil storage at Cushing, Oklahoma


June 16, 2011

Age of electric power generators varies widely


June 9, 2011

Average utilization of the nation's natural gas combined-cycle power plant fleet is rising


June 8, 2011

Electric generators' roles vary due to daily and seasonal variation in demand


June 7, 2011

Recent mix of electric generating capacity additions more diverse