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July 2020

July 31, 2020

U.S. homes and businesses receive natural gas mostly from local distribution companies


July 30, 2020

Most U.S. utility-scale geothermal power plants built since 2000 are binary-cycle plants


July 29, 2020

U.S. energy consumption in April 2020 fell to its lowest level in more than 30 years


July 28, 2020

2019 U.S. coal production falls to its lowest level since 1978


July 27, 2020

Early 2020 drop in crude oil prices led to write-downs of U.S. oil producers’ assets


July 24, 2020

EIA now estimates biodiesel production and consumption by state


July 23, 2020

Colorado ranks seventh among states with the most energy production


July 22, 2020

Hydrocarbon gas liquids spot prices are generally bound by crude oil and natural gas


July 21, 2020

More than 60% of energy used for electricity generation is lost in conversion


July 20, 2020

EIA forecasts U.S. petroleum demand will remain below 2019 levels for several more months


July 17, 2020

U.S. uranium production fell to an all-time annual low in 2019


July 16, 2020

Canada’s oil production drops to its lowest level since 2016 wildfires


July 15, 2020

COVID-19 mitigation has delayed construction of some electric generators


July 14, 2020

U.S. crude oil and natural gas production in April had biggest monthly decreases in years


July 13, 2020

U.S. Henry Hub natural gas spot prices reached record lows in the first half of 2020


July 10, 2020

In 2019, the United States produced and consumed record volumes of natural gas


July 9, 2020

Drop in petroleum demand led to rise in crude oil inventories and low refinery utilization


July 8, 2020

Mixed water supply conditions affect summer 2020 hydropower outlook in Pacific Northwest


July 7, 2020

NERC report outlines how pandemic mitigation could affect electric reliability this summer


July 6, 2020

U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico set to rise with completion of the Wahalajara system


July 1, 2020

Nonfossil sources accounted for 20% of U.S. energy consumption in 2019


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