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One in eight U.S. homes uses a programmed thermostat with a central air conditioning unit

(Wed, 19 Jul 2017) Programmable thermostats are designed to help manage energy use, but most of the U.S. households with these controls do not choose to program their thermostats. Based on information collected through EIA’s Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) for 2015, only 12% of the nation’s 118 million households had a central air-conditioning unit that is actually controlled using the programmed thermostat.

July 18, 2017 By 0 Comments Read more...

U.S. coal exports have increased over the past six months

(Tue, 18 Jul 2017) Coal exports for the first quarter of 2017 were 58% higher than in the same quarter last year, with steam coal exports increasing by 6 million short tons (MMst) and metallurgical coal exports increasing by 2 MMst. Most of these exports were shipped from Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports.

July 17, 2017 By 0 Comments Read more...

Assumptions to AEO2017

(Tue, 18 Jul 2017) This report presents the major assumptions of the National Energy Modeling System (NEMS) used to generate the projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2017, including general features of the model structure, assumptions concerning energy markets, and the key input data and parameters that are the most significant in formulating the model results.

July 17, 2017 By 0 Comments Read more...

The western U.S. sub-hourly wholesale electricity market is expanding

(Fri, 14 Jul 2017) Seven electricity providers in the western portion of the United States and Canada have plans to join the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) western energy imbalance market (EIM) over the next several years. The EIM allows for more frequent dispatch of electricity-generating resources in the region.

July 13, 2017 By 0 Comments Read more...

New York state paves the way for big infrastructure

Six months into Donald Trump’s presidency and not a single infrastructure project has been approved as a result of any efforts by him and his administration. It is all talk, so far, even though it was a cornerstone of Trump’s campaign and also that of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

July 12, 2017 By 0 Comments Read more...

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