November 25, 2020 The average U.S. regular retail gasoline price (the price that consumers pay at the pump) during the week before Thanksgiving this year was $2.10 per gallon (gal), the lowest average retail gasoline price for the Monday before Thanksgiving since 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Gasoline and Diesel Fuel … [Read more...] about Pre-Thanksgiving gasoline prices at lowest level since 2015
EIA updates geological maps of Midland Basin's Wolfcamp formation
November 24, 2020Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Shale Oil and Natural Gas Maps, Permian BasinNote: Click to see full-size images, starting from top left: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released new structure and thickness maps for the Wolfcamp play in the Midland Basin, which is a part of the larger Permian … [Read more...] about EIA updates geological maps of Midland Basin's Wolfcamp formation
New York generated the fourth most electricity from renewable sources of any state in 2019
November 23, 2020 In 2019, more electricity was generated from renewable sources in New York than in all but three states, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly. New York’s 39.4 million megawatthours (MWh) of renewable electricity generation was more than any other state east of the Mississippi River and accounted for … [Read more...] about New York generated the fourth most electricity from renewable sources of any state in 2019
Off-grid solar generation could affect how Africa uses coal, natural gas for electricity
November 20, 2020 In the International Energy Outlook 2020 (IEO2020), the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects electricity generation in Africa using two cases with different assumptions about how future electricity needs are fulfilled. In the Maximum Grid Expansion case, in which a centralized grid is developed to meet electricity demand throughout the … [Read more...] about Off-grid solar generation could affect how Africa uses coal, natural gas for electricity
About 25% of U.S. power plants can start up within an hour
November 19, 2020 About 25% of U.S. power plants can start up—going from being shut down to fully operating—within one hour, based on data collected in EIA’s annual survey of electric generators. Some power plants, especially those powered by coal and nuclear fuel, require more than half a day to reach full operations. The time it takes a power plant to reach … [Read more...] about About 25% of U.S. power plants can start up within an hour