About Social Media Today
energy information administration
The hidden costs of solar power
In this sluggish economy, you would think that selling expensive electricity to businesses or homeowners would not be a good business. But the solar-power industry is doing exactly that. Solar power is more expensive that making electricity from natural gas, coal, wind or existing nuclear plants, and yet the business is booming. [See: U... [read more]
Renewables provide 11.14% of US energy
The US Energy Information Administration reports that renewable energy sources provided 11.14% of the nation’s electricity from January to June of 2010. Renewable energy sources provided 4.106 quadrillion Btus between January 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010 – an increase of 4.91% over the first half of 2009 and an increase of 8.37% over the... [read more]
Gasoline Demand Dips in May
May 2010 gasoline deliveries (an indication of demand) fell 0.4 percent from the same month last year to an average of 9.05 barrels per day. API's Monthly Statistical Report says this was the lowest level for May since 2003.Average regular-grade gasoline prices were 57 cents per gallon higher last month as compared with May 2009. (EIA)... [read more]
Per capita energy consumption has declined in the United States
At the Freakonomics blog, James McWilliams offers a review of sorts of Robert Bryce’s new book Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future. McWilliams reports that the book is “a sustained attack on our irrational infatuation with wind and solar power.” Part of Bryce’s “sustained attack” is a... [read more]
Annual Energy Outlook 2010
The Energy Information Administration just released their Annual Energy Outlook for 2010: Annual Energy Outlook 2010 It is about 220 pages long, and therefore I haven’t had a chance to read it thoroughly. But in my skimming of it so far, there are a few interesting items to note. One of the things I was most curious about was whether... [read more]
EIA Stunner: Energy-related CO2 emissions are now down nearly 10% from 2005 levels. Can’t this country manage another 7% drop in 10 years? - Clean energy leads the way
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) just issued its must-read report on U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009. It turns out energy-related CO2 emissions have dropped faster than EIA had expected just a few months ago (see my September post, “EIA stunner: By year’s end, we’ll be 8.5% below 2005 levels of CO2 —... [read more]
The Context for Offshore Drilling Policy
Yesterday's posting considered possible scenarios for the oil spill emanating from the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico and explored a few of the implications for US policy towards further offshore drilling. Debate on this topic has already begun, and I expect it to heat up in the weeks ahead as the Congress and... [read more]
Earth Day Cold Turkey
I was perusing the 2010 Earth Day website and ran across its online petition in support of comprehensive energy and climate legislation. Aside from the expected references to green jobs, energy independence and solving climate change, I was struck by the tone of the declaration, which called for "sending a powerful message to the... [read more]
How deep CO2 reductions can help the economy - An excerpt from the terrific new book, "Greening Our Built World: Costs, Benefits, and Strategies"
Perhaps because we spend the vast majority of our lives in buildings or traveling between them, we often overlook the scale of building energy use and the associated impact on climate change. For example, in a 2007 national survey of 1,000 homeowners, almost 75% said that they believed their homes had no adverse environmental impact... [read more]
Growth of Renewables Outstrips Coal in China
Recent statistics released by the Chinese government reveal that growth of renewable and low-carbon energy sources has surpassed that of coal. While coal still provides the majority of China’s power, the rapid ascent of cleaner sources of power is impressive. Through the end of 2009, some 180 gigawatts of energy capacity was under... [read more]
After "Drill, Baby, Drill," Obama Should Embrace Another GOP Energy Plan
Jesse Jenkins and Yael Borofsky With President Obama's announcement Wednesday that the Administration would support expanded offshore oil and gas extraction, it's now apparent that price pressures on oil make political pressures on politicians impossible to ignore and that some expansion of offshore drilling is inevitable. But despite... [read more]
The Need for Reliable Energy Data
I'm back at my desk after some business travel, and the item in this morning's batch of news that caught my eye concerns the reliability of the oil industry data collected by the Energy Information Agency of the US Department of Energy. The article in today's Wall St. Journal (subscription may be required) described EIA's methods for... [read more]
Illinois clears a path for new reactors
President Obama’s home state looks to join the nuclear renaissance The Chicago Tribune reports that the Illinois State Senate voted March 16 to drop the ban on building nuclear power plants in Illinois. The measure was sent to the House on a bipartisan 40-1 vote. According to the newspaper, Sen. Mike Jacobs, (D-Moline) who sponsored... [read more]
The Do-Nothing Energy Tax: $3 Gasoline Dead Ahead
As long as we keep taking no serious action on climate and clean energy, there’s nothing to stop the energy bills of Americans from rising. Daniel J. Weiss, CAP’s Director of Climate Strategy, explains what’s in store this summer. The mounds of snow blackened by auto exhaust have barely melted in Washington, D.C, yet the Energy... [read more]
Why Summer Gasoline Means Higher Prices
Spring is approaching, and gasoline prices are once again climbing. But you may not know that this ritual of climbing prices happens almost every year about this time. If you check the history of gasoline prices at the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) website you can see that gasoline prices almost always rise between January... [read more]
The moderated community for energy, policy, and environment professionals
Connect with us
Is Climate Change Bringing the Arctic to Europe? (637 views)
New Cuban Crisis Threatens Florida's Coasts (586 views)
International nuclear markets gain momentum (528 views)
What's New on
Is Climate Change Bringing the Arctic to Europe? (631 views)
New Cuban Crisis Threatens Florida's Coasts (586 views)
International nuclear markets gain momentum (528 views)
Scott Edward Anderson is a consultant, blogger, and media commentator who blogs at The Green Skeptic. More »
Marc Gunther is a writer, speaker and consultant, who focuses on business and the environment. More »
Christine Hertzog is a consultant, author, and a professional explainer focused on Smart Grid. More »
Jesse Jenkins is the director of energy and climate policy at the Breakthrough Institute. More »
Robert Rapier works in the energy industry and writes and speaks about energy and the environment. More »
Geoffrey Styles is Managing Director of GSW Strategy Group, LLC and an award-winning blogger. More »
Dan Yurman is a nuclear energy blogger and writes regularly for Fuel Cycle Week. More »
The Energy Collective
- YOU
- Rod Adams
- Scott Edward Anderson
- Charles Barton
- Dick DeBlasio
- Simon Donner
- Big Gav
- Michael Giberson
- James Greenberger
- Lou Grinzo
- Marc Gunther
- Tim Haab
- Tyler Hamilton
- Arno Harris
- Christine Hertzog
- David Hone
- Tim Hurst
- Jesse Jenkins
- Lynne Kiesling
- Vicky Portwain
- Tom Raftery
- Robert Rapier
- Joseph Romm
- Robert Stavins
- Geoffrey Styles
- Michael Tobis
- Alex Trembath
- Gernot Wagner
- John Whitehead
- Todd Woody
- Dan Yurman
3rd Annual Utility Customer Experience Management Conference
When: Wed, 2012-02-08 08:00
Outage Delivery Optimisation Forum 2012
When: Wed, 2012-02-08 08:30
CSP Today South Africa 2012
When: Wed, 2012-02-08 09:00
Africa Energy Indaba
When: Tue, 2012-02-21 08:00
NERC CIP Compliance Training
When: Thu, 2012-02-23 08:00
2012 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
When: Mon, 2012-02-27 12:27
