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Posted December 23, 2016Today in Energy
First new U.S. nuclear reactor in almost two decades set to begin operating ›
The Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Watts Bar Unit 2 was connected to the power grid on June 3, becoming the first nuclear power plant to come online since 1996, when Watts Bar Unit 1 started operations. More›
Source: Republished with permission from the Tennessee Valley Authority
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Data Highlights
WTI crude oil futures price
12/22/2016: $52.95/barrels
up$2.05 from week earlier
up$15.45 from year earlier
Natural gas futures price
12/22/2016: $3.538/MMBtu
up$0.104 from week earlier
up$1.555 from year earlier
Weekly coal production
12/17/2016: 15.689 million tons
down0.129 million tons from week earlier
up0.911 million tons from year earlier
Natural gas inventories
12/16/2016: 3,597 Bcf
down209 Bcf from week earlier
down226 Bcf from year earlier
Crude oil inventories
12/16/2016: 485.4 million barrels
up2.3 million barrels from week earlier
up33.0 million barrels from year earlier