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February 28, 2024

Henry Hub daily natural gas spot price fell to record lows in February


February 15, 2024

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


January 9, 2024

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


December 7, 2023

The United States begins the winter with the most natural gas in storage since 2020


September 27, 2023

Southern California working natural gas storage increases with higher cap at Aliso Canyon


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 17, 2023

Natural gas storage injections exceed five-year average so far this summer


June 22, 2023

EIA’s weekly natural gas products provide timely natural gas information


May 8, 2023

Europe ended winter 2022–23 with the most natural gas in storage on record


May 1, 2023

A mild winter reduced withdrawals from natural gas storage in the U.S. South Central


April 25, 2023

Less natural gas was withdrawn from storage this winter than in the last seven


March 6, 2023

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


December 8, 2022

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


November 2, 2022

High natural gas production and storage injections in September drove U.S. prices down


August 1, 2022

California natural gas storage levels are much lower in the north than in the south


July 27, 2022

Battery systems on the U.S. power grid are increasingly used to respond to price


June 6, 2022

Record U.S. natural gas demand this winter led to largest storage withdrawal in four years


May 20, 2022

EIA Product Highlight: Natural Gas Storage Dashboard


April 15, 2022

The United States ended the winter with the least natural gas in storage in three years


April 1, 2022

EIA’s monthly hydrocarbon gas liquids storage data now includes end-user storage


March 25, 2022

Duration of utility-scale batteries depends on how they’re used


March 7, 2022

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


January 31, 2022

U.S. natural gas inventories near five-year average after mild December, cold January


November 12, 2021

U.S. natural gas in storage in early November is 3% below the recent average


November 1, 2021

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


September 29, 2021

Most planned U.S. battery storage additions in next three years to be paired with solar


September 28, 2021

EIA Product Highlight: Natural Gas Storage Dashboard


August 20, 2021

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


August 11, 2021

EIA expects U.S. natural gas inventories to enter winter heating season below average


June 3, 2021

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


April 16, 2021

Last winter saw larger-than-average U.S. natural gas withdrawals from storage


March 24, 2021

EIA’s AEO2021 shows growing use of batteries on the U.S. electricity grid


February 26, 2021

Cold weather results in near-record withdrawals from underground natural gas storage


February 22, 2021

Nuclear, pumped storage, and coal power plants are more likely to have multiple owners


February 12, 2021

Utility-scale batteries and pumped storage return about 80% of the electricity they store


December 23, 2020

EIA’s weekly natural gas products provide timely natural gas information


November 16, 2020

Natural gas inventories end the injection season near the record high


October 23, 2020

Utility-scale battery storage costs decreased nearly 70% between 2015 and 2018


August 10, 2020

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


June 19, 2020

Higher Western Canada spot prices limit U.S. natural gas imports from Canada


June 3, 2020

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


May 18, 2020

Large battery systems are often paired with renewable energy power plants


April 27, 2020

Low liquidity and limited available storage pushed WTI crude oil futures prices below zero


April 10, 2020

EIA’s weekly natural gas products provide timely natural gas information


March 24, 2020

European natural gas storage inventories are at record-high levels at the end of winter


February 28, 2020

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


November 8, 2019

The U.S. placed near-record volumes of natural gas in storage this injection season


October 31, 2019

Most pumped storage electricity generators in the U.S. were built in the 1970s


October 30, 2019

Most utility-scale batteries in the United States are made of lithium-ion


October 18, 2019

Natural gas inventories surpass five-year average for the first time in two years


July 10, 2019

U.S. utility-scale battery storage power capacity to grow substantially by 2023


July 9, 2019

In 2018, 90% of the natural gas used in the United States was produced domestically


April 19, 2019

U.S. natural gas inventories end withdrawal season at lowest level since spring 2014


November 15, 2018

Total U.S. natural gas stocks end refill season at lowest level in 13 years


October 12, 2018

Natural gas storage likely to enter winter at lowest levels since 2005


September 17, 2018

EIA introduces interactive dashboard detailing natural gas storage activity


June 8, 2018

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


June 1, 2018

Costs of different battery storage technologies depend on technical characteristics


April 2, 2018

Natural gas storage design capacity increased slightly in 2017


February 28, 2018

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


January 12, 2018

During recent cold snap, the U.S. withdrew a record amount of natural gas from storage


January 8, 2018

Batteries perform many different functions on the power grid


January 5, 2018

Cold weather, higher exports result in record natural gas demand


September 29, 2017

Natural gas inventories remain lower than last year, but higher than the five-year average


July 28, 2017

California’s Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility cleared to resume partial operation


May 25, 2017

Energy storage and renewables beyond wind, hydro, solar make up 4% of U.S. power capacity


April 21, 2017

Natural gas inventories end heating season above five-year average


April 4, 2017

U.S. natural gas storage capacity increased slightly in 2016


March 9, 2017

Warm weather leads to first recorded natural gas storage injection in February


January 27, 2017

EIA’s weekly natural gas storage data now include measures of sampling variability


January 13, 2017

Natural gas prices in 2016 were the lowest in nearly 20 years


November 21, 2016

EIA creates winter version of its daily energy dashboard for Southern California


November 16, 2016

Amount of natural gas in storage reaches new record


September 26, 2016

Weekly Energy Snapshots provides a weekly recap of EIA data visualizations


September 20, 2016

EIA provides daily summary of Southern California energy conditions


August 8, 2016

High natural gas-fired generation leads to rare summer net national weekly storage draw


July 19, 2016

India continues developing its strategic petroleum reserve as its oil imports grow


June 22, 2016

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


April 14, 2016

Natural gas storage ends winter heating season at record high


March 17, 2016

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


January 5, 2016

Average annual natural gas spot price in 2015 was at lowest level since 1999


December 3, 2015

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


November 16, 2015

New classifications of natural gas storage regions will begin November 19


November 6, 2015

Working natural gas in storage matches record level


July 27, 2015

Natural gas salt-facility storage serves special gas market needs


July 24, 2015

Power-to-gas brings a new focus to the issue of energy storage from renewable sources


July 16, 2015

EIA now reporting monthly base gas levels in underground natural gas storage


June 16, 2015

EIA’s mapping system highlights energy infrastructure across the United States


June 8, 2015

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


April 3, 2015

Nonhydro electricity storage increasing as new policies are implemented


March 23, 2015

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


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


January 28, 2015

Natural gas prices drop following strong production growth


November 7, 2014

After record injections, natural gas storage levels now within 7% of 5-year average


October 1, 2014

Natural gas storage injections typically continue beyond the end of October


September 12, 2014

Natural gas storage deficit to five-year average continues to narrow


July 28, 2014

Natural gas injection season continues on pace for record refill


March 13, 2014

EIA projects record natural gas storage injection in 2014 to boost stocks from 11-year low


March 3, 2014

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


January 17, 2014

Cold weather led to record-high natural gas storage withdrawals


January 7, 2014

New England and New York have largest natural gas price increases in 2013


September 26, 2013

Variability in electricity demand highlights potential roles for electricity storage


September 4, 2013

Trends in natural gas storage capacity utilization vary by region


August 22, 2013

EIA projects natural gas inventories to reach 3,800 billion cubic feet by November


July 24, 2013

Natural gas storage working capacity grows 2% in 2012


July 22, 2013

U.S. natural gas spot prices increased during first-half 2013


July 8, 2013

Pumped storage provides grid reliability even with net generation loss


January 17, 2013

EIA publishes historical data series on natural gas storage in salt caverns


January 8, 2013

2012 Brief: Average wholesale natural gas prices fell 31% in 2012


September 12, 2012

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


August 9, 2012

Average spot natural gas prices declined during the first half of 2012


August 8, 2012

Low U.S. injections reflect already high natural gas storage inventories


August 7, 2012

EIA has updated Gulf of Mexico energy statistics


June 29, 2012

Electricity storage: Location, location, location … and cost


June 15, 2012

Working crude oil storage capacity at Cushing, Oklahoma rises


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 11, 2012

EIA provides new information on planned natural gas pipelines and storage facilities


April 19, 2012

Natural gas prices near 10-year low amid mild weather, higher supplies in winter 2011-12


March 22, 2012

EIA provides new breakout of natural gas storage inventories in the Producing Region


February 9, 2012

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


February 1, 2012

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


December 14, 2011

Electricity storage technologies can be used for energy management and power quality


December 1, 2011

Spot natural gas prices dipped to two-year low in November


November 14, 2011

Strong finish to 2011 natural gas storage injection season on Oct. 31


November 1, 2011

Peak underground natural gas storage capacity up again in 2011


October 5, 2011

WNGSR provides insight into natural gas markets and the broader economy


September 22, 2011

Salt caverns account for 23% of U.S. underground natural gas storage daily deliverability


July 26, 2011

Working natural gas inventories below last year's level at midpoint of injection season


June 23, 2011

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


May 10, 2011

Injection season forecast for natural gas storage


April 18, 2011

Natural gas storage withdrawal season review