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EIA expects the price of crude oil to fall to below $60 per barrel by the end of the year and average near $50 per barrel through 2026

August 12, 2025
Resource Advisory: Understanding electricity generation capacity in the United States

July 24, 2025
EIA revises crude oil price forecast amid uncertainty and volatility but still expects prices will decrease

July 8, 2025
EIA expects low crude oil prices and declining rig count to affect U.S. crude oil production trends through 2026

June 10, 2025

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Atlantic Council 2025 Global Energy Forum
Subject:Oil & gas markets in the era of energy dominance
Presented by:Stephen Nalley
Presented to: Atlantic Council
Washington, DC—June 18, 2025

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August 20, 2025 Today in Energy ›

U.S. developers report half of new electric generating capacity will come from solar ›

Developers added 12 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale solar electric generating capacity in the United States during the first half of 2025, and they plan to add another 21 GW in the second half of the year, according to our latest survey of electric generating capacity changes. If those plans are realized, solar would account for more than half of the 64 GW that developers plan to bring online this year. Battery storage, wind, and natural gas power plants account for virtually all of the remaining capacity additions for 2025. More ›

cumulative utility-scale electric generating capacity additions

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, June 2025


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