Douglas True
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Natural gas the leading source of electricity generation in US, report says
Natural gas provided 32 percent of all electricity generation in the United States in 2017, slightly higher than coal at 30 percent, according to the Energy Information Administration. Natural gas was the most used source of electricity generation in 16 states, while coal was the largest source i... Read More »International Atomic Energy Agency report forecasts potential declining role for nuclear energy
A new report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) projects that nuclear electricity generating capacity may decrease over the next few decades due to increased retirements and reduced competitiveness. “The declining trend in our low projection for installed capacity up to 2050 sug... Read More »Credit: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Haynesville shale formation sees boost in natural gas production
The Haynesville shale formation, located in northeastern Texas and Louisiana, had its highest production of natural gas in June since September 2012, according to the Energy Information Administration. The Haynesville region averaged 6.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), accounting for 8.5 perc... Read More »GAO says energy infrastructure could benefit from more coordination, staff and changes in policy
A recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that reviews of energy infrastructure could have both their timeliness and efficiency bolstered through several re-evaluations of governmental operations. GAO undertook this assessment with the charge of righting the effects... Read More »Con Edison customers set new high for power demand for 2018
Con Edison provided 12,766 megawatts (MW) of electricity at 5 p.m. on Sept. 6 to its customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York, a new high for the company for 2018. The previous 2018 high was 12,635 MW at 5 p.m. on August 29. The all-time high of 13,322 MW was set at 5 p.m. on J... Read More »US energy storage use grows 200 percent in second quarter
Bolstered by a surge in the residential sector, the energy storage deployments in the United States have grown 200 percent over the year, and have made for a record-setting second quarter. Home energy storage deployment surpassed that of front-of-meter storage for the first time in a single quart... Read More »Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions drop in 2017
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States fell to 5.14 billion metric tons, or 0.9 percent, in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States are now 14 percent lower than they were in 2005. CO... Read More »Thomas Fanning