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Proposed Clean Power Plan rule cuts power sector CO2 emissions to lowest level since 1980s

May 26, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, In June 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. EIA’s newly released analysis of the proposed rule shows power sector CO2 emissions falling to about 1,500 […]

Net imports of natural gas fall to lowest level since 1987

May 21, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy U.S. net imports of natural gas decreased 9% in 2014, continuing an eight-year decline. As U.S. dry natural gas production has reached record highs, lower domestic prices have helped to displace natural gas imports. Net natural gas […]

Nonpetroleum share of transportation energy at highest level since 1954

May 18, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review Republished May 18, 2015, 9:30 a.m. to correct an error in the graph In the United States, petroleum is by far the most-consumed transportation fuel. But recently the share of fuels other than petroleum for U.S. transportation has increased to its highest level since […]

U.S. ethanol exports in 2014 reach highest level since 2011

March 26, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Monthly According to EIA monthly supply data through December 2014, which EIA released in late February, U.S. exports of fuel ethanol in 2014 reached their second-highest level at a total of 826 million gallons. This level was second only to the 1.2 billion gallons exported […]

Crude oil storage at Cushing, but not storage capacity utilization rate, at record level

March 23, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, After increasing for 15 consecutive weeks, crude oil storage at Cushing, Oklahoma, reached 54.4 million barrels on March 13, according to EIA’s . This volume is the highest on record, but not the highest percent of storage utilization, as working storage capacity at Cushing has also increased […]

Energy consumption by U.S. government at lowest level since at least 1975

February 4, 2015 Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Note: Energy usage includes both civilian and military agencies. The U.S. federal government, with thousands of facilities and vehicles in locations across the United States and abroad, is one of the largest energy consumers in the world, but that consumption is declining. The U.S. Department of Energy’s […]

Colder weather drives forecast of 2014 energy-related CO2 emissions 1.1% above 2013 level

October 30, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, (October 2014) In the long term, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are driven by economic and efficiency trends and changes in the fuel mix. But weather fluctuations, which drive the level of energy use for both heating and cooling, are a very significant factor affecting year-to-year variation […]

Lower demand, higher supply drive oil prices to lowest level since 2012

October 8, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Bloomberg The price of North Sea Brent crude oil has fallen to around $ 91 per barrel, the lowest level in more than two years and about 21% lower than its year-to-date peak of $ 115 per barrel on June 19. Before its recent decline, average monthly […]

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