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Annual Energy Outlook 2013
Release Dates: April 15 - May 2, 2013 | Next Early Release Date: December 2013 (See release cycle changes) | correction | full report
Electric Power
Executive Summary
- Coal's share of electric power generation falls...Read full section
- Natural gas consumption grows in industrial ...Read full section
- Renewable fuel use grows at a faster rate than fossil fuel use ...Read full section
Market Trends
- Electricity use per household declines from 2011 to 2040 in the Reference case.... Read full section
- Renewable energy fuels most additions to commercial distributed generation capacity.... Read full section
- Reliance on natural gas, natural gas liquids, and renewables rises as industrial energy use grows.... Read full section
- Growth in electric use slows but still increases by 28 percent from 2011 to 2040.... Read full section
- Coal-fired plants continue to be the largest source of U.S. electricity generation.... Read full section
- Most new capacity additions use natural gas and renewables.... Read full section
- Additions to power plant capacity slow after 2012 but accelerate beyond 2023.... Read full section
- Growth in generating capacity parallels rising demand for electricity.... Read full section
- Cost and regulatory uncertainties vary across options for new capacity.... Read full section
- Nuclear power plant capacity grows slowly through uprates and new builds.... Read full section
- Solar photovoltaics and wind dominate renewable capacity growth.... Read full section
- Solar, wind, and biomass lead growth in renewable generation, hydropower remains flat.... Read full section
- State renewable portfolio standards increase renewable electricity generation.... Read full section
- Industrial and electric power sectors lead U.S. growth in natural gas consumption.... Read full section
- Pipeline exports increases as Canadian imports fall and exports to Mexico rise.... Read full section
- Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions remain below their 2005 level through 2040.... Read full section
- Power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide are reduced by further environmental controls.... Read full section
- Nitrogen oxide emissions show little change from 2011 to 2040 in the Reference case.... Read full section
Issues in Focus
- No Sunset and Extended Policies cases.... Read full section
- Competition between coal and natural gas.... Read full section
- Nuclear power in AEO2013.... Read full section
Legislation and Regulations
- Recent rulings on the Cross-State .... Read full section
- Nuclear waste disposal and the Waste Confidence Rule.... Read full section
- State renewable energy requirements.... Read full section
Comparison with other projections
- Electricity... Read full section
- Natural gas... Read full section
- Coal... Read full section