Trends in Lighting in Commercial Buildings
(Wed, 17 May 2017) This report uses information from EIAâs Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) to review trends in commercial lighting.
A Canadian Town Wanted a Transit System. It Hired Uber.
Innisfil, Ontario, inaugurated what Uber says is a first: a deal with a town to provide subsidized transportation.
Oil-fired power plants provide small amounts of U.S. electricity capacity and generation
(Tue, 16 May 2017) Roughly 70% of petroleum-fired electric generating capacity that still exists today was constructed prior to 1980. Utility-scale generators that reported petroleum as their primary fuel comprised only 3% of total electric generating capacity at the end of 2016 and produced less than 1% of total electricity generation during 2016.
As Subway Riders Fume, City and State Leaders Are Mostly Mum
While frustrations and delays soar, Governor Cuomo has had little to say about the subway woes, and Mayor de Blasio has been wary of getting involved.
Ample oil supply in a demand-constrained world: Fuel for Thought
Anyone looking for clues as to the direction of global oil demand would be well advised to count the number of electric bicycles dodging traffic in China’s streets.
Petroleum product exports from Central Atlantic states were unusually high in February
(Mon, 15 May 2017) Exports of finished petroleum products from the Central Atlantic region of the United States (Petroleum Administration of Defense District, or PADD 1B) reached a record high in February 2017. Increased exports were driven by lower prices for several petroleum products in the Central Atlantic region compared with prices in other regions in the Atlantic Basin.
U.S. Firms Want In on China’s Global ‘One Belt, One Road’ Spending
General Electric, Citibank and Honeywell are among companies angling for potentially big business, but foreign firms must contend with Chinese rivals.
Behind China’s $1 Trillion Plan to Shake Up the Economic Order
In stark contrast to President Trump’s “America First” mantra, the “One Belt, One Road” plan aims to remake global commerce in China’s image.
Another Day of Subway Delays Snarls Almost a Dozen Lines
During the morning rush there were signal problems in Queens, reports of a sick passenger in the Bronx and a train breakdown in Manhattan.
U.S. nuclear capacity and generation expected to decline as existing generators retire
(Fri, 12 May 2017) Nuclear power currently accounts for about 20% of electricity generation in the United States, playing an important role in electricity markets. EIAâs 2017 <em>Annual Energy Outlook</em> (AEO2017) Reference case assumes that about 25% of the nuclear capacity now operating that does not have announced retirement plans will be removed from service by 2050.