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February 12, 2013

Newer U.S. homes are 30% larger but consume about as much energy as older homes


February 11, 2013

Wind industry installs almost 5,300 MW of capacity in December


January 11, 2013

2012 Brief: Retail gasoline prices vary significantly across the country


December 21, 2012

California’s first greenhouse gas emissions auction sells near minimum price


December 4, 2012

U.S. monthly crude oil production reaches highest level since 1998


November 21, 2012

Wind energy tax credit set to expire at the end of 2012


November 19, 2012

Cost of transporting coal to power plants rose almost 50% in decade


November 16, 2012

Population shifts across U.S. regions affect overall heating and cooling needs


November 15, 2012

Europe and Asia are the leading destinations for U.S. coal exports in 2012


November 14, 2012

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


November 9, 2012

Electricity restored to many in the Northeast but outages persist


November 8, 2012

Non-OPEC oil supply outages remain above year-ago level


November 6, 2012

Illinois coal production pushes Illinois Basin production above five-year range


November 5, 2012

EIA initiates daily gasoline availability survey for metropolitan New York


November 1, 2012

Smart meter deployments continue to rise


October 22, 2012

Explore EIA’s new state energy portal


October 16, 2012

ENERGY STAR homes accounted for 26% of new construction in 2011


October 15, 2012

Adoption of ENERGY STAR equipment varies among appliances


October 9, 2012

EIA improves state-level monthly oil production estimates with up to 10 years of revisions


October 4, 2012

Combined heat and power technology fills an important energy niche


September 19, 2012

Trading Point: Central Appalachian (CAPP) is the nation's benchmark price for eastern coal


September 17, 2012

Municipal solid waste plants convert garbage to electricity


September 14, 2012

Projected Alaska North Slope oil production at risk beyond 2025 if oil prices drop sharply


September 13, 2012

EIA survey shows Gulf Coast plants recovering from hurricane outages


August 22, 2012

Merger of Progress Energy and Duke Energy created largest U.S. electric utility


August 16, 2012

Energy needed to produce aluminum


August 15, 2012

North Dakota crude oil production continues to rise


July 18, 2012

April 2012 sets U.S. monthly record for distillate net exports


July 17, 2012

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


June 26, 2012

Drop in U.S. gasoline prices reflects decline in crude oil costs


June 21, 2012

North American spot crude oil benchmarks likely diverging due to bottlenecks


June 14, 2012

California's electric power market faces challenges heading into summer


June 11, 2012

U.S. dry natural gas production growth levels off following decline in natural gas prices


June 8, 2012

U.S. crude oil production in first quarter of 2012 highest in 14 years


June 6, 2012

Residential Energy Consumption Survey data show decreased energy consumption per household


May 15, 2012

Participation in electric net-metering programs increased sharply in recent years


May 9, 2012

Policies for compensating behind-the-meter generation vary by State


May 2, 2012

Electricity generation from non-hydro renewable sources varies by state


April 30, 2012

Access to alternative transportation fuel stations varies across the lower 48 states


April 27, 2012

Top 5 producing states' combined marketed natural gas output rose in 2011


April 25, 2012

U.S. coal consumption fell while exports increased during the fourth quarter of 2011


April 24, 2012

Project sponsors are seeking Federal approval to export domestic natural gas


April 19, 2012

Natural gas prices near 10-year low amid mild weather, higher supplies in winter 2011-12


April 18, 2012

Sulfur content of heating oil to be reduced in northeastern states


April 16, 2012

U.S. rail carloads of coal in first quarter of 2012 lowest since 1994


April 11, 2012

State-level retail gasoline taxes vary significantly


April 10, 2012

U.S. imports of Nigerian crude oil have continued to decline in 2012


April 9, 2012

Shares of electricity generation from renewable energy sources up in many states


April 6, 2012

Regional differences for cost of crude oil to refiners widened in 2011


April 4, 2012

Cushing crude oil inventories rising in 2012


April 3, 2012

Both State and Federal governments have appliance efficiency standards


April 2, 2012

Daily natural gas and power price differences in Mid-Atlantic region reflect constraints


March 22, 2012

EIA provides new breakout of natural gas storage inventories in the Producing Region


March 20, 2012

Refinery utilization rates react to economics in 2011


March 19, 2012

U.S. crude oil imports drop to lowest level since 1999 as domestic oil production rises


March 14, 2012

Five states accounted for about 56% of total U.S. crude oil production in 2011


March 13, 2012

The U.S. surpassed Russia as world’s leading producer of dry natural gas in 2009 and 2010


March 9, 2012

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


February 23, 2012

Negative prices in wholesale electricity markets indicate supply inflexibilities


February 22, 2012

Pacific Northwest water supply forecast to be near or below normal for 2012


February 21, 2012

Northwest hydroelectric output above five-year range for much of 2011


February 16, 2012

Ohio's fuel mix for power generation is changing


February 15, 2012

Warm weather, low natural gas prices hold down wholesale power prices this winter


February 14, 2012

Retail gasoline prices in the Rocky Mountains fall as U.S. average prices rise


February 13, 2012

U.S. coal production rises slightly in 2011 amid lower domestic demand and higher exports


February 8, 2012

Tight oil, Gulf of Mexico deepwater drive projected increases in U.S. crude oil production


February 7, 2012

PADD regions enable regional analysis of petroleum product supply and movements


February 3, 2012

Most states have Renewable Portfolio Standards


January 31, 2012

Global natural gas production doubled between 1980 and 2010


January 30, 2012

DOE provides detailed offshore wind resource maps


January 27, 2012

New Northeast natural gas pipeline capacity comes on-line


January 26, 2012

Domestic supply of liquid fuels projected to increase, resulting in fewer imports


January 25, 2012

From 1980 to 2010, most regions contributed to growth in global crude oil production


January 23, 2012

EIA issues AEO2012 Early Release


January 18, 2012

Liquefied natural gas meets a quarter of New England's average natural gas needs


January 12, 2012

2011 Brief: Brent crude oil averages over $100 per barrel in 2011


December 19, 2011

A quarter of California's electricity comes from outside the state


December 16, 2011

Gas use for power generation leads increase in natural gas use in 2010


December 15, 2011

Market changes contribute to growing Marcellus area spot natural gas trading


December 12, 2011

Electricity tends to flow south in North America


December 9, 2011

Residual fuel consumption in the U.S. continues to decline


December 7, 2011

Asia leads growth in global coal production since 1980


December 6, 2011

Electricity demand changes in predictable patterns


November 30, 2011

EIA releases U.S. fuel ethanol production capacity data


November 23, 2011

Over one-third of natural gas produced in North Dakota is flared or otherwise not marketed


November 22, 2011

North Dakota's oil production has more than quadrupled since 2005


November 21, 2011

Electric systems respond quickly to the sudden loss of supply or demand


November 16, 2011

Rail delivery of crude oil and petroleum products rising


November 15, 2011

Pennsylvania's use of natural gas for power generation has grown rapidly


November 14, 2011

Strong finish to 2011 natural gas storage injection season on Oct. 31


November 3, 2011

Trends in Eagle Ford drilling highlight the search for oil and natural gas liquids


November 2, 2011

Bakken formation oil and gas drilling activity mirrors development in the Barnett


October 27, 2011

Recent gasoline and diesel prices track Brent and LLS, not WTI


October 19, 2011

State heating oil and propane program season begins


October 13, 2011

Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve now focuses on New England


October 11, 2011

Oil and natural gas drilling in Ohio on the rise


October 7, 2011

Gulf Coast oil and natural gas production recover after Tropical Storm Lee


October 4, 2011

China dominates global coal production


September 29, 2011

Markets indicate possible natural gas pipeline constraints in the Northeast this winter


September 27, 2011

California electricity market reacted to the recent San Diego blackout


September 26, 2011

Transmission congestion drives power price division between upstate and downstate New York


September 23, 2011

Ruby Pipeline ramps up rapidly to supply natural gas to Northern California


September 15, 2011

U.S. natural gas processing capacity expands rapidly


September 9, 2011

Texas Heat Wave, August 2011: Nature and Effects of an Electricity Supply Shortage


September 8, 2011

EPA rule requires SO2 emissions reduction from Texas coal power plants in 2012


September 2, 2011

United States leads world in coal reserves


August 30, 2011

Pennsylvania drives Northeast natural gas production growth


August 26, 2011

EIA updates mapping tool relating hurricane path to energy infrastructure


August 24, 2011

Crude oil movements from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast on the rise


August 23, 2011

Wyoming produces almost as much coal as the next seven states combined


August 12, 2011

EIA's SEDS provides detailed data on energy use and expenditures by State


August 8, 2011

High temperatures drove record electricity demand and very high wholesale prices in Texas


July 28, 2011

Ruby natural gas pipeline begins service today (July 28, 2011)


July 8, 2011

Hydropower has a long history in the United States


June 23, 2011

EIA provides new information on crude oil storage at Cushing, Oklahoma


May 25, 2011

New natural gas pipeline capacity adds service into Florida


May 19, 2011

Participation lags in most electricity retail choice States


May 18, 2011

Electricity retail choice is mandated in Texas and growing in three States


May 16, 2011

Gases other than carbon dioxide make up nearly 20% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions


May 12, 2011

Spot price for Central Appalachian coal up since early 2010


May 6, 2011

U.S. households increase use of consumer electronics


April 22, 2011

Seasonal maintenance helps keep power online during summer and winter peaks


April 19, 2011

Residential energy survey provides greater detail on many more States


April 11, 2011

U.S. households are incorporating energy–efficient features


April 6, 2011

Demand for electricity changes through the day


March 31, 2011

Reduced carbon intensity of corn ethanol may increase its consumption in California


March 18, 2011

Haynesville surpasses Barnett as the Nation's leading shale play


March 14, 2011

Crude oil and condensate production rises at Bakken and other U.S. shale plays


March 8, 2011

Plentiful water and low natural gas prices cut Northwest wholesale power prices in half


February 16, 2011

U.S. exports of coking coal were nearly triple U.S. consumption in 2010


February 15, 2011

Demand response can lower electric power load when needed


February 14, 2011

The geology of natural gas resources


February 11, 2011

New Texas wholesale power market weathers extreme cold


February 9, 2011

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


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