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U.S. renewables generation mix to double by 2050
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Feb. 8 that it expects the share of renewables in the U.S. electricity generation mix to increase from 21% in 2020 to 42% in 2050.
Wind to surpass hydro as largest RE source
The EIA expects wind power to surpass hydroelectricity as the provider of the largest share of renewable energy in the U.S., based on forecasts in their latest Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Report: US solar, wind capacity shatters EIA estimates
A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council shows that in 2016, the country's solar energy capacity came in 4,500% higher than predicted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration in 2006.
EIA: Coal will again be country's largest source of electric generation without Clean Power Plan
If the U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan is not implemented, coal will again become the leading source of electricity generation by 2019, and retain that position through 2032, according to projects from the Energy Information Administration.
Power sector emissions drop below transportation's
The power sector has reduced its carbon dioxide emissions such that they are now regularly below those from the transportation sector, according to new information from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
EIA: Natural gas prices set to rise in 2017, 2018
The U.S. Energy Information Agency expects natural gas prices to be higher in 2017 and 2018 to be higher than they were in 2016.
EIA: 30% of distributed solar is third-party owned
About 30% of the total amount of distributed solar capacity in the U.S. is owned by private companies, according to data from the U.S. EIA.
Report: Offices with data centers use more energy
Just how much more energy is used by commercial buildings that have data centers than those that do not depends somewhat on the size of the building, the U.S. EIA has found.
Renewables, imports surpass gas use in California
This summer, California saw a significant change in its electric mix, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency.
EIA data show global energy intensity on the decline
Worldwide energy intensity, measured as energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product, decreased by nearly one-third between 1990 and 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Electric sales to C&I sectors to average 1% growth annually through 2040, EIA finds
The U.S. EIA expects electric sales to the C&I sectors to average about 1% growth annually through 2040, curbed by declines in energy intensity and increased adoption of solar.
C&I additions of PV solar outpaced by residential sector, EIA finds
Growth in commercial and industrial sector additions of distributed photovoltaic solar were overshadowed in 2015 by significant growth in the residential sector.
EIA provides monthly, state-level, small-scale solar estimates
A new information resource is available to energy managers interested in monitoring where facilities are using onsite solar power.
