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Energy In Brief Articles
What are the major sources and users of energy in the United States?
The major energy sources in the United States are petroleum (oil), natural gas, coal, nuclear, and renewable energy. The major users are residential and commercial buildings, industry, transportation, and electric power generation. The pattern of fuel use varies widely by sector.
How can we compare or add up our energy consumption?
To compare or aggregate energy consumption across different energy sources like oil, natural gas, and electricity, we must use a common unit of measure. This is similar to calculating your food energy intake by adding up the calories in whatever you eat.
Features
Annual Energy Outlook 2013
Released April 15, 2013–May 2, 2013
Recently released content includes a Legislation and Regulations section that discusses evolving issues, a Market Trends section that highlights projections for energy markets, and a comparison of AEO2013 with projections from other organizations.
Monthly Energy Review
Released April 25, 2013
A report of recent energy statistics. This publication includes total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international energy, as well as financial and environmental indicators; and data unit conversion values.
Annual Energy Review
Released September 27, 2012
A report of annual energy statistics for 2011. Included are total energy production, consumption, trade, petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, international energy, financial, environmental indicators, and data unit conversion tables.
What's New in Total Energy
Monthly Energy Review
April 25, 2013
EIA begins posting daily energy prices on Today in Energy webpage
February 7, 2013
What were the key energy commodity price trends in 2012?
January 18, 2013
Energy Graphs
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