EIA’s long-term outlook for the electric power sector considers both the cost to build and operate power plants as well as the value those plants provide to the grid. A supplemental report to EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2018 (AEO2018) describes two simple measures of cost and value to show how certain technologies can be compared […]
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September 18, 2015 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on Evaluate EnergyNote: Each quarter represents a rolling four-quarter sum. Results from second-quarter 2015 financial statements of a number of suggest continued financial strain for some companies. Low oil prices have significantly reduced cash flow for U.S. oil producers, and to adjust to lower cash flows, […]
September 24, 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Saudi Arabia is one of a handful of countries that burn crude oil directly for power generation, according to the (JODI). During the summer, Saudi Arabia typically experiences an increase in electricity consumption as domestic demand for air conditioning rises. Saudi Arabia burned 0.9 million barrels per […]
