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January 9, 2013

2012 Brief: Average wholesale electricity prices down compared to last year


December 14, 2012

Energy Perspectives: Fossil fuels dominate U.S. energy consumption


December 13, 2012

Energy Perspectives: For most fuel sources, domestic production has been increasing


November 14, 2012

San Onofre nuclear outage contributes to Southern California’s changing generation profile


November 2, 2012

Extended outages at several nuclear plants led to high outage levels in 2012


September 21, 2012

Economic growth continues to drive China's growing need for energy


August 17, 2012

Electric generator dispatch depends on system demand and the relative cost of operation


August 10, 2012

Wholesale electricity prices are lower during the first half of 2012


July 30, 2012

Fuel used in electricity generation is projected to shift over the next 25 years


July 17, 2012

Uprates can increase U.S. nuclear capacity substantially without building new reactors


July 11, 2012

New transmission project will help California meet summer electric demand


June 18, 2012

Negative wholesale electricity prices occur in RTOs


June 14, 2012

California's electric power market faces challenges heading into summer


May 30, 2012

Japan’s use of thermal generation is up since March 2011 due to nuclear plant outages


May 18, 2012

Warm weather and low natural gas prices dampen spot electricity prices this winter


May 17, 2012

Global generation capacity for nuclear power has grown to over 346 gigawatts since 1955


May 8, 2012

U.S. nuclear outages back within five-year range


May 4, 2012

A Clean Energy Standard could reduce power sector carbon dioxide emissions


March 9, 2012

Coal's share of total U.S. electricity generation falls below 40% in November and December


March 5, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves construction of first nuclear units in 30 years


March 2, 2012

Electricity's share of U.S. delivered energy has risen significantly since 1950


February 23, 2012

Negative prices in wholesale electricity markets indicate supply inflexibilities


February 16, 2012

Ohio's fuel mix for power generation is changing


February 10, 2012

Natural gas and renewable shares of electricity generation to grow, coal still largest


January 24, 2012

U.S. energy use projected to grow slowly and become less carbon-intensive


October 17, 2011

Nuclear outages back within typical range since July following springtime surge


August 25, 2011

Mid-Atlantic electricity market reacts to Tuesday's earthquake


August 5, 2011

European Union countries reach for higher renewable electricity generation


August 4, 2011

Wholesale electricity price changes diverge across regions during first-half of 2011


August 1, 2011

Ranking of renewable energy and nuclear energy use varies by sector


July 29, 2011

Japanese power companies using more LNG to generate electricity


July 27, 2011

First-quarter 2011 coal share of power generation lowest in over 30 years


July 15, 2011

Nuclear power has a significant role in the European power generation mix


July 11, 2011

Over 90% of uranium purchased by U.S. commercial nuclear reactors is from outside the U.S.


July 7, 2011

Nuclear power plant outages above seasonal norm in spring of 2011


June 30, 2011

U.S. commercial nuclear capacity comes from reactors built primarily between 1970 and 1990


May 23, 2011

Nuclear power plants undergo seasonal scheduled outages


March 17, 2011

Japan depends significantly on nuclear power to meet its electricity needs


February 9, 2011

History of energy consumption in the United States, 1775–2009


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