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October 2, 2024

Utility-scale U.S. solar electricity generation continues to grow in 2024


September 9, 2024

Trend toward electric utility rate increases in regulated markets continues in 2024


June 25, 2024

Utilities report batteries are most commonly used for arbitrage and grid stability


August 8, 2023

Developers added 16.8 GW of U.S. utility-scale generating capacity in first-half 2023


February 27, 2023

Electricity production costs rose with fuel costs in 2021, delivery cost remained elevated


August 3, 2022

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


April 7, 2022

U.S. residential electricity expenditures increased by $5 per month in 2021


March 25, 2022

Duration of utility-scale batteries depends on how they’re used


November 23, 2021

Major U.S. utilities spending more on electricity delivery, less on power production


November 10, 2021

U.S. electricity customers experienced eight hours of power interruptions in 2020


May 27, 2021

Major utilities’ spending on the electric distribution system continues to increase


March 26, 2021

Utilities continue to increase spending on the electric transmission system


October 23, 2020

Utility-scale battery storage costs decreased nearly 70% between 2015 and 2018


June 1, 2020

U.S. customers experienced an average of nearly six hours of power interruptions in 2018


February 27, 2020

Utility energy efficiency spending and savings declined in 2018


August 15, 2019

Investor-owned utilities served 72% of U.S. electricity customers in 2017


November 30, 2018

Average U.S. electricity customer interruptions totaled nearly 8 hours in 2017


November 8, 2018

Electricity residential retail choice participation has declined since 2014 peak


July 20, 2018

Major utilities continue to increase spending on U.S. electric distribution systems


January 10, 2018

Nearly half of utility-scale capacity installed in 2017 came from renewables


August 23, 2017

Northwest heat wave leads to record levels of summer electricity demand


September 12, 2016

EIA data show average frequency and duration of electric power outages


December 2, 2015

EIA electricity data now include estimated small-scale solar PV capacity and generation


October 21, 2015

Exelon-Pepco merger could create largest U.S. electric utility


September 1, 2015

Alaska increases wind power capacity in utility-scale and distributed-scale projects


September 30, 2014

California’s subhourly wholesale electricity market opens to systems outside its footprint


September 3, 2014

Electricity transmission investments vary by region


July 11, 2013

New EIA inventory tracks state energy efficiency programs


November 19, 2012

Cost of transporting coal to power plants rose almost 50% in decade


October 24, 2012

New EIA data show total grid-connected photovoltaic solar capacity


September 6, 2012

NRG-GenOn acquisition plan would create the largest independent power producer


June 27, 2012

Extension and expansion of efficiency programs could reduce U.S. total energy usage


December 21, 2011

Coal plants without scrubbers account for a majority of U.S. SO2 emissions


June 8, 2011

Electric generators' roles vary due to daily and seasonal variation in demand


May 24, 2011

Capital costs have major impact on projected power sector investments


May 5, 2011

Decoupling treatment of electric and gas utilities can differ within a State


May 4, 2011

State programs encourage energy efficiency programs by adjusting utilities' cost recovery


May 3, 2011

Continuation and expansion of efficiency programs could mitigate carbon dioxide emissions


April 22, 2011

Seasonal maintenance helps keep power online during summer and winter peaks