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electricity generating fuel mix

December 29, 2022

U.S. nuclear electricity generation continues to decline as more reactors retire


September 21, 2022

California fuel mix changes in response to September heat wave


April 8, 2022

U.S. nuclear electricity generation continues to decline as more reactors retire


June 9, 2021

Electric power sector CO2 emissions drop as generation mix shifts from coal to natural gas


March 12, 2021

Texas uses natural gas for electricity generation and home heating


October 22, 2020

U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico have increased in the first nine months of 2020


August 21, 2019

EIA launches redesigned Hourly Electric Grid Monitor with new data and functionality


August 5, 2019

United States sets new daily record high for natural gas use in the power sector


February 26, 2019

Extreme cold in the Midwest led to high power demand and record natural gas demand


January 23, 2019

EIA’s new interactive New England dashboard tracks energy capacity constraints


January 18, 2019

EIA forecasts renewables will be fastest growing source of electricity generation


January 8, 2019

Wholesale power prices were generally higher in 2018, with both winter and summer spikes


July 11, 2018

Natural gas-fired electricity generation this summer expected to be near record high


July 2, 2018

Coal plant retirements and high summer electricity demand lower Texas reserve margin


April 17, 2018

Customer spending on electricity expected to increase this summer


January 22, 2018

EIA forecasts natural gas to remain primary energy source for electricity generation


January 17, 2018

Wholesale power prices in 2017 were stable in the east, but increased in Texas, California


December 5, 2017

Natural gas power generation share grew in Southern states for a decade as coal declined


July 24, 2017

California wholesale electricity prices are higher at the beginning and end of the day


April 18, 2017

EIA expects natural gas to be largest source of U.S. electricity generation this summer


March 6, 2017

U.S. wind generating capacity surpasses hydro capacity at the end of 2016


January 30, 2017

Natural gas-fired generating capacity likely to increase over next two years


January 11, 2017

Wholesale power prices in 2016 fell, reflecting lower natural gas prices


August 29, 2016

District of Columbia raises renewable portfolio standard target to 50% by 2032


July 6, 2016

Clean Power Plan implementation choices by states could affect electricity generation mix


June 6, 2016

EIA publishes construction cost information for electric power generators


February 19, 2015

Wind generates more than 10% of Texas electricity in 2014


December 18, 2013

Petroleum's share of Florida's electric generation mix dwindles as natural gas grows


December 11, 2013

Existing resource base and policy decisions provide the West with electric fuel diversity


December 2, 2013

Renewable electricity production grows in Texas


November 25, 2013

Coal-fired electric generators continue to dominate electric supply in the central region


November 22, 2013

Use of coal-fired generators in the Southeast has been declining


November 18, 2013

Electricity in the Mid-Atlantic region is predominantly fueled by coal and nuclear sources


November 12, 2013

Northeast grows increasingly reliant on natural gas for power generation


November 8, 2013

The mix of fuels used for electricity generation in the United States is changing