The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will hold its 36th auction for carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances on June 7. In the previous auction, held in March, more than 14 million allowances were sold at a clearing price of $3.00…
Month: May 2017
The 2017 EIA Energy Conference is June 26 and June 27
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is hosting its 2017 Energy Conference on Monday, June 26, and Tuesday, June 27, in Washington, DC. This two-day event provides an opportunity to meet and network with energy analysts, decision makers, and EIA…
Gasoline prices ahead of Memorial Day are higher than 2016, but second lowest since 2009
Gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend average $2.40 per gallon (gal) nationally, up from last year’s price of $2.30/gal. Despite the year-over-year increase, 2017 marks the second-lowest price ahead of the Memorial Day weekend since 2009, when the national…
Energy storage and renewables beyond wind, hydro, solar make up 4% of U.S. power capacity
Beyond the main sources of electricity generation capacity in the United States that have recently been discussed in a series of Today in Energy articles, additional amounts of utility-scale capacity are provided by technologies such as hydroelectric pumped storage, batteries,…
Crossover utility vehicles blur distinction between passenger cars and light trucks
Light-duty vehicles are generally classified into two groups: passenger cars and light trucks. However, crossover utility vehicles (CUVs)—which appear similar to sport utility vehicles but share design attributes with passenger cars—are blurring the distinction between the two classifications. …read more…
Fuel economy improvements are projected to reduce future gasoline use
Anticipated changes in energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States are based on two factors: the amount of travel and the fuel economy of the vehicles used. The Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) Reference case projects a decline…
Air conditioning and other appliances increase residential electricity use in the summer
Residential electricity consumption rises and falls seasonally substantially more than commercial or industrial consumption, largely because of air conditioning use in the summer. According to the most recent data from EIA’s Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), nearly 9 out of…
OPEC net oil revenues in 2016 were the lowest since 2004
Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) earned about $433 billion in net oil export revenues in 2016, the lowest since 2004. In real dollar terms, the 2016 revenue represents a 15% decline from the $509 billion…
Large commercial buildings are more likely to use lighting control strategies
The most recent Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) collected new information about lighting control technologies and strategies in the United States in 2012. …read more Source:: TODAY IN ENERGY
California electricity mix in 2017 has involved more renewables, less natural gas
So far in 2017, increased hydroelectric generation and solar power generation in California have contributed to lower natural gas-fired power generation in the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) region, the electric system operator for much of the state. …read more…
