‘Money Out of Your Pocket’: New Yorkers Tell of Subway Delay Woes
The economic toll of increasing mass transit disruptions is difficult to calculate but clearly huge, as are straphangers’ frustrations.
Fate of South Korea’s new coal plants rests with its new president
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in sent shockwaves through the Asia thermal coal market when, on his election in May, he announced his intention to halt the building of new coal-fired power plants and to phase out some of the country’s ageing coal-fired generators.
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auction prices are the lowest since 2014
(Wed, 31 May 2017) The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will hold its 36th auction for carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances on June 7. In the previous auction, held in March, more than 14 million allowances were sold at a clearing price of $3.00 per short ton of CO2, the lowest price in more than three years.
2015 RECS Technical Documentation Summary now available
(Wed, 31 May 2017) This report discusses the methods used to conduct the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). EIA also released a preliminary public-use microdata file and guidance on working with the RECS data.
Whatâs New in How We Use Energy at Home
(Wed, 31 May 2017) Data from the most recent study, the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), show the characteristics that contribute to energy consumption in homes today and highlight differences in how energy is used across the nation's 118.2 million households.
The 2017 EIA Energy Conference is June 26 and June 27
(Tue, 30 May 2017) The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is hosting its 2017 Energy Conference on Monday, June 26, and Tuesday, June 27, in Washington, DC. This two-day event provides an opportunity to meet and network with energy analysts, decision makers, and EIA staff.
Gasoline prices ahead of Memorial Day are higher than 2016, but second lowest since 2009
(Fri, 26 May 2017) Gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend average $2.40 per gallon (gal) nationally, up from last year's price of $2.30/gal. Despite the year-over-year increase, 2017 marks the second-lowest price ahead of the Memorial Day weekend since 2009, when the national average price of retail regular gasoline was $2.31/gal.
Blackstone Works With Saudi Arabia on U.S. Infrastructure Investments
Saudi Arabia’s largest sovereign wealth fund will make a $20 billion investment in a new Blackstone infrastructure project, which could then double in size.
Energy storage and renewables beyond wind, hydro, solar make up 4% of U.S. power capacity
(Thu, 25 May 2017) Beyond the main sources of electricity generation capacity in the United States that have recently been discussed in a series of <em>Today in Energy</em> articles, additional amounts of utility-scale capacity are provided by technologies such as hydroelectric pumped storage, batteries, flywheels, and renewable fuels other than hydro, wind, and solar.
Crossover utility vehicles blur distinction between passenger cars and light trucks
(Wed, 24 May 2017) Light-duty vehicles are generally classified into two groups: passenger cars and light trucks. However, crossover utility vehicles (CUVs)âwhich appear similar to sport utility vehicles but share design attributes with passenger carsâare blurring the distinction between the two classifications.