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Facts about the
Energy Information Administration
What is the Energy Information
Administration? The Energy Information Administration
(EIA) - created by the Congress in 1977- is the statistical
agency of the U.S. Department of Energy and is located in Washington,
D.C. EIA is an organization
of about 400 people, with an annual budget in Fiscal Year 2007 of $91
million.
What does EIA do? EIA is
the Nation’s premier source of unbiased energy data, analysis
and forecasting. EIA provides this information to promote sound
policy making, efficient energy markets, and public understanding
about energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
By law, EIA’s products are prepared independently of Administration
policy considerations. EIA neither formulates nor advocates any
policy conclusions.
EIA issues a wide range of weekly, monthly and annual reports
on energy production, stocks, demand, imports, exports, and
prices, and prepares analyses and special reports on topics
of current interest. Examples include:
Weekly Reports: This Week in Petroleum 
Coal News and Markets
Natural Gas Weekly Update
Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
Weekly Coal Production Report
Weekly Petroleum Status Report
Monthly Reports: Short-Term Energy Outlook
Natural Gas Monthly
Electric Power Monthly
Monthly Energy Review
Annual Reports: Annual Energy Outlook 2008 with Projections to 2030
Annual Energy Review
International Energy Outlook
Natural Gas Annual
Annual Coal Report
Annual Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the U.S
Special Reports: A Primer on Gasoline Prices
Analysis of Oil and Gas Production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
State Energy Profiles
Residential Natural Gas Prices: What Consumers Should Know
Country Analysis Briefs
Who uses EIA’s products?
EIA’s data and analyses are widely used by Federal and state agencies,
industry, media, researchers, consumers, and educators. All of
EIA’s products can be accessed through its Web site, http://www.eia.doe.gov,
which logs more than 2 million user sessions a month. The Nation’s
leaders rely on EIA for timely and comprehensive information to
formulate energy policy and programs. Industry looks to EIA for
official estimates on energy demand, supply, prices, markets and
financial indicators. Media and the general public rely on EIA
for the most comprehensive source of current and historical data
and information on all aspects of U.S. energy. The international
community relies on EIA’s products for timely in-formation on
world energy supply and demand. The EIA Kid’s Page (http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/)
provides a wealth of energy-related information and activities
for primary and secondary schools. |