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May 2017

May 31, 2017

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auction prices are the lowest since 2014


May 30, 2017

The 2017 EIA Energy Conference is June 26 and June 27


May 26, 2017

Gasoline prices ahead of Memorial Day are higher than 2016, but second lowest since 2009


May 25, 2017

Energy storage and renewables beyond wind, hydro, solar make up 4% of U.S. power capacity


May 24, 2017

Crossover utility vehicles blur distinction between passenger cars and light trucks


May 23, 2017

Fuel economy improvements are projected to reduce future gasoline use


May 22, 2017

Air conditioning and other appliances increase residential electricity use in the summer


May 19, 2017

OPEC net oil revenues in 2016 were the lowest since 2004


May 18, 2017

Large commercial buildings are more likely to use lighting control strategies


May 17, 2017

California electricity mix in 2017 has involved more renewables, less natural gas


May 16, 2017

Oil-fired power plants provide small amounts of U.S. electricity capacity and generation


May 15, 2017

Petroleum product exports from Central Atlantic states were unusually high in February


May 12, 2017

U.S. nuclear capacity and generation expected to decline as existing generators retire


May 11, 2017

Natural gas has displaced coal in the Northeast’s generation mix over the past 10 years


May 10, 2017

Flows of gasoline and diesel into the Midwest fall as demand flattens and production grows


May 9, 2017

New pipeline infrastructure should accommodate expected rise in Permian oil production


May 8, 2017

American households use a variety of lightbulbs as CFL and LED adoption increases


May 5, 2017

Nuclear plants account for more than half of electricity generation in Illinois


May 4, 2017

Utility-scale solar has grown rapidly over the past five years


May 3, 2017

Power plants’ costs and value to the grid are not easily reflected using simple metrics


May 2, 2017

Wind turbines provide 8% of U.S. generating capacity, more than any other renewable source


May 1, 2017

Carbon intensity of energy use is lowest in U.S. industrial and electric power sectors


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