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EIA data show the U.S. manufacturing sector increasing energy efficiency and production

December 14, 2021

EIA expects short-term crude oil prices to remain lower than the highs of 2021

December 7, 2021

EIA analysis projects carbon fees would decrease U.S. carbon dioxide emissions through 2050

November 17, 2021

EIA expects volatile natural gas prices this winter because of uncertainty about weather

November 9, 2021

EIA forecasts higher U.S. heating bills this winter

October 13, 2021

EIA projects increases in global energy consumption and emissions through 2050

October 6, 2021

Media Advisory: EIA leaders discuss findings of International Energy Outlook 2021

October 5, 2021

EIA releases new data on U.S. commercial buildings

September 21, 2021

EIA expects higher natural gas prices as production reductions remain following Hurricane Ida

September 8, 2021

U.S. large-scale battery storage power capacity increased 35% in 2020

August 16, 2021

EIA expects 7% increase in U.S. energy-sector carbon dioxide emissions as economic activity increases during 2021

August 10, 2021

EIA expects growth in electricity sales and generation from renewables through 2022

July 7, 2021

EIA expects Brent crude oil prices to stabilize then decline as global oil production increases

June 8, 2021

EIA expects changes in electricity generation and increased electricity use as economy improves

May 11, 2021

EIA expects U.S. motor fuel consumption to increase this summer, but remain below 2019 levels

April 6, 2021

U.S. Energy Information Administration to release new monthly biofuels data

March 25, 2021

EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2021 explores the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. energy mix through 2050

February 3, 2021

Media Advisory: EIA leaders discuss Annual Energy Outlook 2021 and long-term impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. energy mix

January 28, 2021

Rising oil and natural gas reserves interrupted in 2019

January 11, 2021

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Wholesale electricity prices trended higher in 2021 due to increasing natural gas prices

monthly average wholesale electricity prices at selected trading hubs
Source: Graph by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on S&P Global Market Intelligence data

Average wholesale prices for electricity at major trading hubs in the United States were higher in 2021 than in 2020 as increasing costs for power generation fuels, especially natural gas, pushed electricity prices higher in the second half of 2021. Constraints on electricity supply as a result of cold weather in the central United States also created price spikes in February 2021.

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