(Mon, 06 Mar 2017) Installed wind electric generating capacity in the United States surpassed conventional hydroelectric generating capacity, long the nationâs largest source of renewable electricity, after 8,727 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity came online in 2016.
In this ongoing series, we consider the price averages for some key Platts commodity benchmarks since Trump became president on January 20.
The good news for Oklahoma is that the number of earthquakes stronger than magnitude 2.7 that hit the state fell by more than a third in 2016. But what of the bad news?
(Fri, 03 Mar 2017) In 2016, the California Independent Systems Operator (ISO), which coordinates most of the electricity used in California, imported a net daily average of 201 billion kilowatthours (kWh) throughout the year from other western regions, or about 26% of its average daily demand.
(Thu, 02 Mar 2017) The U.S. Energy Information Administrationâs Annual Energy Outlook 2017, released in January, explores several factors affecting projected fossil fuel use and the resulting level of energy-related CO2 emissions over the coming decades.
(Thu, 02 Mar 2017) The report discusses current initiatives to establish regional liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading hubs and pricing benchmarks in Asia and assesses the prospects for the Asian gas hubs in the near future. The report examines the characteristics of successful natural gas trading hubs and develops qualitative and quantitative indicators of the components of effective hubs, with emphasis on applying these indicators to Asian markets.
(Wed, 01 Mar 2017) Canada is the largest energy trading partner of the United States. Based on the latest annual data from the U.S. Census Bureau, energy accounted for about 5% of the value of all U.S. exports to Canada and more than 19% of the value of all U.S. imports from Canada in 2016.
OPEC compliance with oil output cut goals appears to have been good, with cold weather and natural declines adding to reductions from non-OPEC producers.
(Tue, 28 Feb 2017) Results from the U.S Energy Information Administrationâs most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) show that an average of 2.3 televisions were used in American homes in 2015, down from an average of 2.6 televisions per household in 2009.
(Mon, 27 Feb 2017) More than 27 gigawatts (GW) of electricity generating capacity was added to the U.S. power grid during 2016, the largest amount of added capacity since 2012. These additions more than offset the retirement of roughly 12 GW of capacity, resulting in a net capacity gain of nearly 15 GW, the largest change since 2011.
