Annual Energy Outlook 2021

Release date: February 3, 2021 | Next release date: January 2022 | AEO Narrative

Annual Energy Outlook 2021

The Annual Energy Outlook presents an assessment by the U.S. Energy Information Administration of the outlook for energy markets through 2050.

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TIE articles

April 28, 2021
EIA expects commercial energy use to grow more slowly than floorspace

March 24, 2021
EIA's AEO2021 shows growing use of batteries on the U.S. electricity grid

March 22, 2021
U.S. LNG exports in EIA's AEO2021 side cases vary with crude oil, natural gas prices

March 19, 2021
EIA projects U.S. jet fuel consumption won’t increase as quickly as air travel demand

February 23, 2021
EIA publishes a ratio of revenues-to-costs to explain power plant additions

February 16, 2021
Growing industrial consumption and exports support future U.S. natural gas market growth

February 11, 2021
EIA’s AEO2021 shows U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions rising after the mid-2030s

February 8, 2021
EIA projects renewables share of U.S. electricity generation mix will double by 2050

February 4, 2021
EIA’s AEO2021 Reference case shows crude oil production plateauing after 2030

February 3, 2021
EIA’s AEO2021 explores the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. energy mix through 2050

Data

Reference case tables
A1	Table 1. Total Energy Supply, Disposition, and Price Summary
A2	Table 2. Energy Consumption by Sector and Source
A3	Table 3. Energy Prices by Sector and Source
A4	Table 4. Residential Sector Key Indicators and Consumption
A5	Table 5. Commercial Sector Indicators and Consumption
A6	Table 6. Industrial Sector Key Indicators and Consumption
A7	Table 7. Transportation Sector Key Indicators and Delivered Energy Consumption
A8	Table 8. Electricity Supply, Disposition, Prices, and Emissions
A9	Table 9. Electricity Generating Capacity
A10	Table 10. Electricity Trade

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Annual Energy Outlook 2021