The Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) contains energy projections for supply, demand, and price for the major fuels in the United States, as well as international oil forecasts, for the coming 12 to 24 months.
Published monthly, the forecast is detailed in a series of data tables. Important trends are illustrated graphically in a variety of charts. The charts and tables are available for download in several formats.
The report is supported by a narrative that analyzes important global and domestic factors influencing the energy outlook, including economics, global demand, capacity, supply constraints, geo-political risks, and the weather.
STEO includes a “Summer Motor Gasoline Outlook” in April and a “Winter Fuels Outlook” (winter prices for heating oil, natural gas, and propane) in October. The forecasting model underlying STEO has recently been enhanced to include regional data. The expansion allows the forecast to examine regional fuel demands, prices, and fuel inventory trends.
Regional Summer Electricity Demand Growth, 1999-2006
Source: Energy Information Administration.
The current edition of STEO includes regional projections for heating oil, propane, and gasoline prices and natural gas and electricity demand and prices. Over the next two months, additional regional detail will be included on electricity generation.
The STEO Web site includes a query system that allows users to access extensive monthly history for key variables from the short-term modeling database.
Short-Term Energy Outlook is available on the EIA Web site at http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/contents.html
For general information about energy, contact the
National Energy Information Center at 202-586-8800 or infoctr@eia.doe.govIf you are having technical problems with this website, contact the
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Questions about the report's content should be directed to:
- Dave Costello, Office of Energy Markets and End Use
dave.costello@eia.doe.gov
Phone: (202) 287-1468
URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/plugs/plaug05.html
File last modified: August 26, 2005