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Interregional electricity trade in India affects shares of solar and coal-fired generation

November 13, 2020

EIA With more than 1.3 billion people, India is the second-most populous country in the world and has the third-highest energy consumption level after China and the United States. To help meet the country’s energy needs, India is expanding its electric transmission infrastructure to improve electricity movement between regions of the country. In the International Energy Outlook 2020 (IEO2020), the U.S. Energy Information Administration

U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions fell in 2019, mainly in electric generation

November 10, 2020

EIA After rising by 3% in 2018, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell 3% in the United States in 2019. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2019 analysis, total energy-related CO2 emissions in 2019 were about 150 million metric tons (MMmt) lower than their 2018 level. EIA attributes nearly all (96%) of this decline to

U.S. coal-fired electricity generation in 2019 falls to 42-year low

May 11, 2020

EIA Output from the U.S. coal-fired generating fleet dropped to 966,000 gigawatthours (GWh) in 2019, the lowest level since 1976. The decline in last year’s coal generation levels was the largest percentage decline in history (16%) and second-largest in absolute terms (240,000 GWh). Although lower electricity demand in 2019 was partly responsible for less coal-fired generation, the primary driver was

EIA’s long-term power plant projections trade off the cost and value of new capacity

March 7, 2020

EIA A supplemental report to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) describes two simple measures of cost and value that, when used together, largely explain the economic competitiveness of electricity generating technologies and, in turn, the types of power plants most likely to be built in EIA’s long-term model for the U.S. energy sector. Cost: The levelized cost of

Wind has surpassed hydro as most-used renewable electricity generation source in U.S.

February 26, 2020

EIA Oil & Gas Publishers Note: Interesting news from the EIA regarding wind surpassing hydroelectric, but is this a time to celebrate? We are looking at the statistics on renewable energy and the CO2 impact to the environment. The impact on renewable energy does impact the CO2 pollution at a much higher volume than fossil fuels. So the real question

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EIA projects less than a quarter of the world’s electricity generated from coal by 2050

January 22, 2020

EIA By 2050, coal-fired generation comprises only 5% of the region’s generation mix. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), global electric power generation from renewable sources will increase more than 20% throughout the projection period (2018–2050), providing almost half of the world’s electricity generation in 2050. In that same period, global coal-fired generation will decrease

New electric generating capacity in 2020 will come primarily from wind and solar

January 14, 2020

EIA EIA expects 42 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity additions to start commercial operation in 2020. Solar and wind represent almost 32 GW, or 76%, of these additions. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest inventory of electric generators, EIA expects 42 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity additions to start commercial operation in 2020. Solar and wind represent almost

NatGas Will Provide Bulk of U.S. Electricity for at Least Two More Years

January 22, 2018

United States leans away from coal as natural gas powers up to 20 gigawatts in 2018 The EIA’s January 2018 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasted that natural gas will remain the primary source of U.S. electricity generation for at least the next two years. The share of total electricity supplied by natural gas-fired power plants is expected to average 33%

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