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December 2020

December 31, 2020

U.S. renewable energy consumption surpasses coal for the first time in over 130 years


December 30, 2020

COVID-19 mitigation efforts result in the lowest U.S. petroleum consumption in decades


December 29, 2020

EIA tracks retail prices for gasoline, diesel, and residential heating fuels weekly


December 28, 2020

EIA’s Weekly Petroleum Status Report provides crude oil and refined products balances


December 23, 2020

EIA’s weekly natural gas products provide timely natural gas information


December 22, 2020

EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook is the source for EIA’s latest analysis of energy markets


December 21, 2020

EIA’s Hourly Electric Grid Monitor provides timely data about electricity usage patterns


December 18, 2020

Several EIA products show what’s happening in current energy markets


December 17, 2020

U.S. jet fuel consumption during the week of Thanksgiving was about half of last year’s


December 16, 2020

U.S. liquefied natural gas exports set a record in November


December 15, 2020

Average monthly electricity bill for U.S. residential customers declined in 2019


December 14, 2020

Petroleum stocks at Northeast power plants have not changed much in recent years


December 11, 2020

In California, natural gas helps balance changes in electricity demand and solar output


December 10, 2020

U.S. petroleum refining capacity falls to its lowest level since May 2016


December 9, 2020

EIA expects U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to fall 11% in 2020


December 8, 2020

Natural gas venting and flaring in North Dakota and Texas increased in 2019


December 7, 2020

California was the largest net electricity importer of any state in 2019


December 4, 2020

Natural gas-fired generation has increased in most U.S. regions since 2015


December 3, 2020

Commercial buildings have gotten larger in the United States, with implications for energy


December 2, 2020

The capacity of U.S. coal mines has fallen 28% since its 2009 peak


December 1, 2020

The United States briefly returned to net importer status for petroleum earlier this year


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