The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, located 50 miles east of Philadelphia in Forked River, New Jersey, is scheduled to retire on Monday, September 17. The plant first came online on December 1, 1969, making it the oldest commercially operated…
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Hurricane Florence likely to affect Southeast U.S. electric power, transportation fuels
Hurricane Florence is expected to make landfall near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina as a Category 3 storm on Saturday. The storm’s high winds and heavy rainfall are likely to affect energy infrastructure throughout the region, particularly for electricity transmission and…
The United States is now the largest global crude oil producer
The United States likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest crude oil producer earlier this year, based on preliminary estimates in EIA’s (STEO). In February, U.S. crude oil production exceeded that of Saudi Arabia for the…
Hydroelectricity is the most prevalent renewable source in 19 states; wind in 16
Hydroelectricity represented the largest share of electricity generation among renewable sources in 28 states in 2007 but retained that status in only 19 states in 2017 as wind and solar became more common. Wind was the most prevalent renewable electricity…
Coal is the most-used electricity generation source in 18 states; natural gas in 16
Electricity generators that use fossil fuels continue to be the most common sources of electricity generation in most states. In all but 15 states, coal, natural gas, or petroleum liquids were the most-used electricity generation fuel in 2017. Since 2007,…
Haynesville natural gas production is increasing but remains lower than previous peak
In June 2018, natural gas production in the Haynesville shale formation, located in northeastern Texas and Louisiana, averaged 6.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), accounting for 8.5% of total U.S. dry natural gas production and the highest production from…
In 2015, peripheral devices consumed nearly as much electricity as televisions
Results from EIA’s 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) show that televisions and related peripheral devices—such as digital video recorders (DVRs), video game consoles, and streaming devices—consumed 7% of the electricity used in American homes in 2015 and cost $103…
U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions fell slightly in 2017
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2017 fell to 5.14 billion metric tons, 0.9% lower than their 2016 levels, and coal emissions were the primary driver behind the decline. U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions have declined in 7 of the…
Louisiana and Wyoming consume the most energy per capita, Rhode Island, New York the least
In 2016, all activities in the United States consumed 301 million British thermal units (Btu) of energy per person (per capita), a 1% decrease from the level in 2015 and the lowest level since 1967. However, total per capita energy…
