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Hurricane Harvey caused US Gulf Coast refinery runs to drop, gasoline prices to rise
Gulf Coast gasoline prices rose by 35 cents per gallon to $2.51/gal Hurricane Harvey caused substantial disruptions to crude oil and petroleum product supply chains and increased petroleum product prices, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. For the week ending Sept. 1, 2017, gross inputs to refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast fell by […]
Danish and Turkish Straits critical to Europe’s crude oil, petroleum trade
2.4 million b/d of crude oil, petroleum products flowed through Turkish Straits in 2016 The Danish Straits and Turkish Straits – together transited by a combined volume of more than 5 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2016 – are important chokepoints for Europe’s crude oil and petroleum liquids supply, according to the US Energy […]
Texas biggest energy hog for 56th year in a row, but energy efficiency making inroads at state level – EIA
Electricity sales in states with efficiency mandates are 55% of total retail electricity sales The United States consumed about one per cent less energy in 2016 – with Texas the biggest user for the 56th year in a row – and that trend may accelerate as more states adopt energy efficiency policies and programs, according […]
Utility-scale solar has grown rapidly over past 5 years in United States
California, New Jersey, and Massachusetts had most small-scale solar capacity with 5.4 GW, 1.3 GW, and 1.0 GW Utility-scale solar installations—including both photovoltaic (PV) and thermal technologies—grew at an average rate of 72 per cent per year between 2010 and 2016, faster than any other generating technologies, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Utility-scale solar […]
Wind turbines provide 8% of US electricity generating capacity
Average wind generating facility in US consists of about 50 turbines Wind generators accounted for 8 per cent of the operating electric generating capacity in the United States in 2016, more than any other renewable technology, including hydroelectricity, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Wind turbines have contributed more than one-third of the nearly 200 gigawatts […]
Most US nuclear power plants were built between 1970 and 1990
Nuclear plants have higher capacity factors than any other electricity generating technology As of 2016, the United States had 99 operating nuclear power reactors at 61 plants across the country, with a capacity-weighted average age of 37 years, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The oldest operating nuclear reactor in the United States was […]
Utility-scale solar PV tracking systems increase efficiency in sunny US southwest
Solar tracking systems are more expensive, but produce more electricity The electricity generated by a solar photovoltaic (PV) system depends on the orientation and tilt of the PV panels, and in some cases, its ability to track the sun throughout the day, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Because photovoltaic panels operate more efficiently when […]
EIA adds population density layers to US energy mapping system
Users can click on a specific area of the map to see details about that census tract in an information pop-up box The Energy Information Administration’s US Energy Mapping System and related interactive state maps now include two new layers showing population density to complement layers that already display energy infrastructure, energy resources, storm tracks, and […]
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