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US power generation using less natural gas each year, despite shift from coal – EIA

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Natural gas consumption in power sector highest in summer months because of high demand from air conditioning Based on data through Aug., year-over-year declines in US electric power sector consumption have been partially offset by changes in natural gas trade, as exports have increased and imports have remained relatively flat. EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook expects the […]

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Energy industry says Rick Perry’s proposal to subsidize coal, nuclear power costly, unsupported by evidence

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Record does not support discriminatory payments proposed by DOE A diverse group of a dozen energy industry associations representing oil, natural gas, wind, solar, efficiency, and other energy technologies recently submitted reply comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) continuing their opposition to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) proposed rulemaking on grid resiliency pricing. Action by

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American CO2 emissions from coal fell by record amount in 2015, led by Texas and Midwest

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Most decrease in coal-fired electricity generation was replaced with increases in natural gas-fired generation Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with coal consumption in the United States fell by a record 231 million metric tons in 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. More than 60 per cent of the annual decrease occurred in 10

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Coal stockpiles at US power plants have fallen since last year

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 57% of US coal-fired electricity generating capacity had over 60 days of burn In Aug. 2017, coal stockpiles at electric power plants were 144 million tons, the lowest monthly level since late 2014, according to EIA’s Electric Power Monthly. Coal stockpiles at U.S. coal-fired power plants typically follow a seasonal pattern of increasing during the spring

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EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries

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 United States operates world’s largest nuclear fleet with 99 reactors The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects global nuclear capacity will grow at an average annual rate of 1.6 per cent from 2016 through 2040, led predominantly by countries outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). EIA expects China to continue leading world

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Largest oil and gas lease sale in US history set for Gulf of Mexico in March

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March 2018 sale to offer 76.9 million acres in Gulf of Mexico U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced the Department is proposing the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States – 76,967,935 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida,

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