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Winter Storms Have Disrupted U.S. Natural Gas Production

March 16, 2024 admin Extreme weather, Fossil Fuels, global weirding, natural gas, us natural gas

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:35:52 +0000

Over the last four winters, winter storms Uri (February 2021), Elliott (December 2022), and most recently, Heather (January 2024) interrupted weekly U.S. natural gas production by more than 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), according to daily estimates from S&P Global Commodity Insights. These declines were the largest interruptions … [continued]

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US Coal Electricity Dropped in 2022, Down to 20% of US Electricity

December 4, 2023 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, market research, natural gas, Oil, research, Solar energy, us coal, us natural gas, us renewable energy, us solar energy, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 04:40:38 +0000

U.S. coal-related CO2 emissions decreased by 7%, or 68 million metric tons (MMmt), in 2022 relative to 2021. This decrease was … [continued]

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Lower US CO2 Emissions Due In Part To Shifts In Power Generation Sources

December 4, 2023 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, market research, natural gas, Oil, research, Solar energy, us coal, us coal power, us natural gas, us solar energy, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2023 04:22:32 +0000

We forecast the U.S. energy sector to emit about 4,790 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in 2023, a … [continued]

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US Coal Electricity Declining from Growth of Renewables

June 11, 2023 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, hydroelectric, market research, natural gas, research, Solar energy, us coal, us natural gas, us solar, us solar energy, us wind, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:51:55 +0000

… and from growth of fossil gas (aka “natural” gas).

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Solar & Wind Power = 71% of New US Power in 2022 (January–July)

September 18, 2022 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Coal, Fossil Fuels, hydroelectric, market research, natural gas, research, Solar energy, us coal, us electricity capacity reports, us natural gas, us solar power, us wind power, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 04:36:18 +0000

Solar and wind power continue to dominate new power capacity in the United States. July was actually a poor month relatively speaking, with just 56% of new power capacity coming from renewable energy sources due to a notable fossil gas (aka “natural gas”) capacity addition, but for the first 7 months of the year as […]

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25.5% of US Electricity Coming from Renewable Energy

July 15, 2022 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Coal, Fossil Fuels, hydroelectric, market research, natural gas, nuclear energy, research, Solar energy, us biomass, us coal, us electricity generation reports, us geothermal energy, us hydropower, us natural gas, us nuclear energy, us renewable energy, us solar energy, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:30:07 +0000

Renewable Energy Keeps Growing in USA Electricity generated by renewable energy sources continues to grow month over month and year over year in the United States. In April 2022, the share of US electricity coming from renewable energy was up to 29.3%. That was up from 24.8% in April 2020 and 25.7% in April 2021. […]

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In 2021, the Value of Energy Trade Between the U.S. & Mexico Reached a 9-Year High

May 6, 2022 admin Fossil Fuels, market research, Mexico, policy & politics, policy research, research, us energy exports, us energy imports, us natural gas, us oil, us petroleum

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 03:10:37 +0000

In 2021, the value of energy trade between the United States and Mexico reached a nine-year high. This energy trade value represents the combined value of energy imports and exports between the two countries. In 2021, energy accounted for 15% of the value of all U.S. exports to Mexico. The value of U.S. energy exports […]

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Renewable Generation Surpassed Nuclear in the U.S. Electric Power Sector in 2021

April 27, 2022 admin clean power, geothermal energy, hydroelectric, market research, nuclear energy, research, Solar energy, us hydropower, us natural gas, us nuclear energy, us renewable energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:00:43 +0000

Electric power sector generation from renewable sources totaled 795 million megawatt-hours (MWh) in the United States during 2021, surpassing nuclear generation, which totaled 778 million MWh. The U.S. electric power sector does not include electricity generators in the industrial, commercial, or residential sectors, such as small-scale solar or wind or some combined-heat-and-power systems. Renewable generation […]

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Renewable Energy Provided 24% of US Electricity in December

March 30, 2022 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, market research, research, Solar energy, us biomass, us coal, us electricity generation reports, us geothermal energy, us hydropower, us natural gas, us nuclear energy, us renewable energy, us solar energy, us wind energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 02:45:55 +0000

Renewable energy sources — particularly solar and wind energy — now dominate new US power capacity installations. But they don’t dominate electricity generation in the country. December 2021 Renewable Energy Generation In the month of December 2021, renewable energy sources accounted for 23.8% of electricity generation across the United States. Wind energy alone accounted for […]

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83% of New Power Capacity in 2021 Came from Renewables — US Power Capacity Report

March 29, 2022 admin clean power, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, Coal, Fossil Fuels, market research, natural gas, nuclear energy, Oil, research, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar power plants, us coal, us electricity capacity reports, us natural gas, us solar power, us wind power, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 01:48:01 +0000

New US Power Capacity by Source Renewable energy power plants continue to dominate new power capacity additions in the United States. In December, approximately 80% of new power capacity in the country came from renewables, following an even bigger month of November in which the split was 90% for renewables. For the full year, renewables […]

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