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Renewable fuel standard pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Washington, DC—June 22, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlooks - 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook, Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum
Ethanol movements by rail data
Petroleum Supply Annual
U.S. energy outlook for the Western Hemisphere pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Adam Sieminski, Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Washington, DC—June 9, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlook 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook June 2016
Drilling Productivity Report
Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas in the Americas 2014
International Energy Outlook 2016
Oversight of the renewable fuel standard pdf
Subject:EIA, renewable, forecasts
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Environment and Public Works
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC—February 24, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlooks - 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook, Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum
U.S. energy outlook pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Adam Sieminski, Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC—January 19, 2016

Supporting report(s): Short-Term Energy Outlook June 2016
Annual Energy Outlook 2016
Electric Power Monthly

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May 13, 2026 Today in Energy ›

Electricity generation from solar could exceed coal in ERCOT for the first time in 2026 ›

In our most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that annual electric power generation from utility-scale solar will surpass that from coal for the first time in 2026 within the electricity grid that covers most of Texas. Solar generation is expected to reach 78 billion kilowatthours (BkWh) in 2026 in the electricity grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) compared with 60 BkWh for coal. More

annual electric power generation in ERCOT

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, Table 7d


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