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Short-Term Energy Outlook February 2010
Feb 10, 2010
Short-term energy projections for supply, demand, and price for the major fuels through 2011 for the U.S. International oil forecasts are included.
Energy in Brief -- What is a cap-and-trade program and how does it work?
Feb 2, 2010
A cap-and-trade program is designed to reduce emissions of a pollutant by placing a limit (or cap) on the total amount of emissions. The cap is implemented through a system of allowances that can be traded to minimize costs to affected sources. Cap-and-trade programs for greenhouse gas emissions would increase the costs of using fossil fuels. Read the full brief...
February 2010 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for November 2009
Feb 1, 2010
Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.
Natural Gas Monthly
Jan 29, 2010
Monthly natural and supplemental gas production, supply, consumption, disposition, storage, imports, exports, and prices in the United States.
Monthly Energy Review
Jan 29, 2010
EIA's primary report of recent energy statistics: total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversions. MER data show that in the first 10 months of 2009, total energy consumed by the industrial sector fell to 23 quadrillion Btu, down 11% from the first 10 months of 2008. See What's New in the Monthly Energy Review for a record of changes.
Wholesale Market Data
Jan 28, 2010
This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from the Intercontinental Exchange through January 22, 2010 (latest web site update: January 28, 2010). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and number of transactions at six electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States.
EIA to Change Web Addresses of Key Information Releases
Jan 28, 2010
On February 22, 2010, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will change the web addresses for key information releases in the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR) and the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR). For WPSR, which is released in two parts, the change affects only the morning part of the release which is the initial release of market sensitive information. WPSR files normally updated at 1 p.m., which present the same data in additional formats, will remain in the current location.
Petroleum Supply Monthly
Jan 28, 2010
Supply and disposition of crude oil and petroleum products on a national and regional level. The data series describe production, imports and exports, movements and inventories.
Federal Register notice - Energy Financial Markets Initiative
Jan 27, 2010
A Federal Register notice on the U.S. Energy Information Administration's Energy Financial Markets Initiative has been published. Comments are requested by March 29, 2010.
The Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Power Plants 2007- 2008
Jan 22, 2010
The "Cost and Quality of Fuels for Electric Power Plants 2007- 2008" is available on EIA's Electricity page. Between 2007 and 2008, the cost of coal delivered to electric power plants increased 17 percent, from 177 cents per MMBtu to 207 cents per MMBtu. The cost of delivered natural gas increased 27 percent, from 711 cents per MMBtu to 902 cents per MMBtu, over the same time period. For the first time, this publication includes estimates of fossil fuel receipts to fossil-fueled plants under 50 megawatts.
Electric Power Annual 2008
Jan 21, 2010
The Electric Power Annual 2008 is now available. In 2008, electricity generation and sales were adversely affected by the weakening economy. Annual net electric power generation decreased for the first time since 2001, dropping 0.9 percent from 4,157 million megawatthours in 2007 to 4,119 million megawatthours. However, the average retail electricity price for all U.S. customers rose 6.7 percent during the year to 9.74 cents per kilowatthour.
Monthly Flash Estimate (MFE)
Jan 19, 2010
The January issue of the Monthly Flash Estimate (MFE) of Electric Power Data is available on EIA's Electricity page. This issue provides early highlights of November, 2009 electricity data. In November 2009, retail sales of electricity decreased by 4.1 percent compared to November 2008. The average U.S. retail price of electricity decreased 4.1 percent in November 2009 compared to the previous year.
Wholesale Market Data
Jan 19, 2010
This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from the Intercontinental Exchange through December 31, 2009. The files contain peak prices, volumes, and number of transactions at six electricity trading hubs covering most regions of the United States.
