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U.S. coal-fired electricity generation decreased in 2022 and 2023
Today in Energy May 10, 2024 | 17:00 pmElectricity generation from units that primarily consume coal in the U.S. Lower 48 states decreased for all hours of the day by about 23% between 2021 and 2023, according to our Form EIA-930, Hourly and Daily Balancing Authority Operations Report.[…]
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Propane prices were slightly lower this winter compared with last winter
Today in Energy May 9, 2024 | 12:00 pmU.S. wholesale and retail propane prices were slightly lower on average this winter than last winter, largely because of mild weather and robust propane inventories heading into this winter heating season. Despite lower prices and lagging domestic demand, however, continuing[…]
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U.S. West Coast refinery demand for hydrogen increasingly met by merchant suppliers
Today in Energy May 7, 2024 | 12:00 pmU.S. West Coast refiners are using more hydrogen purchased from merchant suppliers than from their own production. From 2012 to 2022, hydrogen purchased by refiners in the region increased 29% to about 550 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). Over[…]
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China continues rapid growth of nuclear power capacity
Today in Energy May 6, 2024 | 12:00 pmIn the past 10 years, more than 34 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power capacity were added in China, bringing the country's number of operating nuclear reactors to 55 with a total net capacity of 53.2 GW as of April 2024.[…]
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Japan's energy policies aim to reduce use of fossil fuels in electricity generation
Today in Energy May 2, 2024 | 17:00 pmIn the first part of our two-part series on Japan's energy policies in the electric power sector, we examined policies affecting generation from non-fossil fuel sources, namely renewable sources and nuclear generation.
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