About 14% of commercial buildings in the United States are owned by a government agency at federal, state, and local levels. The latest data from EIA’s Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) show these buildings have significantly reduced their energy…
Month: September 2016 (page 2)
Electricity customers’ service restored in Tallahassee after Hurricane Hermine
Many electric customers lost service as Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida and moved over portions of several southern states in early September. Electricity use in the city of Tallahassee, Florida dropped rapidly in the hours after the hurricane’s landfall…
EIA now provides estimates of drilled but uncompleted wells in major production regions
Starting this month, EIA’s Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) includes monthly estimates of the number of drilled but uncompleted wells (DUCs) in the seven DPR regions. Estimates will go through the prior month; the September DPR includes estimates through August. …read…
Three and a half years after Fukushima, 3 of Japan’s 54 nuclear reactors are operating
Since the accident at Fukushima Daiichi in March 2011 and the subsequent shutdown of nuclear reactors in Japan, five reactors have received approval to restart operations under the new safety standards imposed by Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). Only three…
California is using more renewables and less natural gas in its summer electricity mix
The mix of energy sources used for power generation in California this summer changed from last summer, as renewables and imported electricity offset lower natural gas use. During summer 2016 (June, July, and August) thermal generation (almost all from natural…
EIA data show average frequency and duration of electric power outages
Interruptions in electricity service vary by frequency and duration throughout the country across the many electric distribution systems that serve roughly 145 million customers throughout the United States. While some distribution customers have backup generators to provide auxiliary power, most…
Japan’s electricity prices rising or stable despite recent fuel cost changes
As Japan’s electricity generation mix shifted away from nuclear energy toward the increased use of coal and natural gas after the Fukushima accident, Japan became increasingly reliant on generating electricity using imported coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG). …read more…
Narrowing crude oil price differences contribute to global convergence of refining profits
Earnings per barrel of crude oil and other inputs processed by refiners that operate mainly in North America were lower in the second quarter of 2016 compared with the same time last year and are now close to per-barrel earnings…
Natural gas generation and electricity imports used to follow load in California
The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the entity responsible for maintaining the balance between supply and demand for electricity throughout most of the state, operates in a setting where demand peaks in the late afternoon or early evening on summer…
Gasoline prices prior to Labor Day lowest in 12 years
The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline was $2.24/gallon (gal) on August 29, the lowest price on the Monday before Labor Day since 2004, and 27¢/gal lower than the same time last year. Lower crude oil prices are the…
