(Thu, 13 Oct 2016) Preliminary estimates for the 2014 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS) show that the total U.S. manufacturing energy consumption increased about 3.7% between 2010 and 2014. This is the first measured 4-year increase in manufacturing energy consumption since 2002. More detailed data tables and analysis of the 2014 MECS will be released in 2017.
Near the end of Sunday’s contentious and much-maligned presidential debate, Hillary Clinton made, arguably, the most revealing statement yet on the likely path of energy policy in her White House.
(Wed, 12 Oct 2016) U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions totaled 2,530 million metric tons in the first six months of 2016. This was the lowest emissions level for the first six months of the year since 1991, as mild weather and changes in the fuels used to generate electricity contributed to the decline in energy-related emissions.
After Sunday night’s sad and nasty US presidential debate it’s hard to focus on the relatively small exchange the candidates had about American steel.
(Tue, 11 Oct 2016) Starting with the <em>Weekly Petroleum Status Report</em> (WPSR) published on Thursday, October 13, the U.S. Energy Information Administration will no longer include crude oil lease stocks in U.S. total commercial crude oil inventory data. Crude oil lease stocks refer to oil (currently about 31 million barrels' worth) that is stored in tanks at sites across the United States where producers are drilling on leased land.
First Nations tribes in Canada and the US have started flexing their muscles, successfully delaying pipeline projects on both sides of the border.
The US is the world’s largest consumer of oil, as well as one of its largest producers, making it uniquely positioned at the recent International Energy Forum in Algiers.
(Fri, 07 Oct 2016) Hurricane Matthew is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm Friday morning. The storm is on track to move north along the East Coast as far as North Carolina this weekend, potentially bringing torrential rainfall, storm surges, and flooding to the region.
(Thu, 06 Oct 2016) During the first six months of 2016, residential customers paid on average 12.4 cents per kilowatthour (kWh), or 0.7% lower than the same period last year. If this trend continues for the rest of 2016, annual average residential electricity prices would decline for the first time since 2002.
(Thu, 06 Oct 2016) This report contains data on electricity sales, revenue, and prices for all 50 states and the District of Columbia spreadsheets with retail sales and revenue data from the 2015 Form EIA-861
