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October 22, 2024

U.S. construction costs rose slightly for solar and wind, dropped for natural gas in 2022


October 10, 2024

U.S. hourly electricity demand peaked in July with widespread heatwaves


September 12, 2024

U.S. electric power sector explores hydrogen cofiring at natural gas-fired plants


August 13, 2024

U.S. wind generation hit record in April 2024, exceeding coal-fired generation


February 22, 2024

Use of natural gas-fired generation differs in the United States by technology and region


February 8, 2024

Nuclear reactor restarts in Japan have reduced LNG imports for electricity generation


January 9, 2024

U.S. battery storage capacity expected to nearly double in 2024


October 16, 2023

New natural gas-fired capacity additions expected to total 8.6 gigawatts in 2023


February 7, 2023

Coal and natural gas plants will account for 98% of U.S. capacity retirements in 2023


December 30, 2022

U.S. refined coal production and consumption declines with the expiration of a tax credit


December 6, 2022

Product Highlight: EIA’s Hourly Electric Grid Monitor


September 13, 2022

Carbon intensity of U.S. power generation continues to fall but varies widely by state


August 3, 2022

The U.S. power grid added 15 GW of generating capacity in the first half of 2022


July 20, 2022

U.S. refined coal production and consumption declines with the expiration of a tax credit


June 27, 2022

In Colombia, natural gas consumption has been exceeding production


June 7, 2021

In 2020, natural gas exports and natural gas for electricity reached record highs


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


June 17, 2019

Mixed water supply conditions affect hydropower outlook in Pacific Northwest


February 26, 2019

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


November 20, 2018

Thanksgiving and Black Friday have unique electricity demand patterns


October 17, 2018

Natural gas-fired power plants are being added and used more in PJM Interconnection


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


February 7, 2018

Future U.S. electricity generation mix will depend largely on natural gas prices


January 26, 2018

Natural gas production in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia growing faster than demand


January 23, 2018

January’s cold weather affects electricity generation mix in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic


January 22, 2018

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


January 19, 2018

Hydroelectric generation in Montana recovers from last summer’s flash drought


January 5, 2018

Cold weather, higher exports result in record natural gas demand


December 5, 2017

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


November 29, 2017

Wind turbine heights and capacities have increased over the past decade


August 23, 2017

Northwest heat wave leads to record levels of summer electricity demand


August 7, 2017

Solar eclipse on August 21 will affect photovoltaic generators across the country


July 24, 2017

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


July 6, 2017

Monthly renewable electricity generation surpasses nuclear for the first time since 1984


April 24, 2017

More than half of utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems track the sun through the day


April 17, 2017

Most coal plants in the United States were built before 1990


March 6, 2017

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


January 13, 2017

Natural gas prices in 2016 were the lowest in nearly 20 years


January 10, 2017

Renewable generation capacity expected to account for most 2016 capacity additions