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The majority of U.S. households used natural gas in 2020
Today in Energy Mar 23, 2023 | 12:00 pmIn 2020, 61% of U.S. households used natural gas for at least one energy end use, according to our 2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). Space heating, water heating, and cooking were the most common end uses; more than half[…]
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Europe was the main destination for U.S. LNG exports in 2022
Today in Energy Mar 22, 2023 | 13:00 pmU.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) averaged 10.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2022, increasing by 9% (0.8 Bcf/d) compared with 2021, according to our Natural Gas Monthly. The increase in U.S. LNG exports was driven by[…]
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Waste-to-energy plants are a small but stable source of electricity in the United States
Today in Energy Mar 21, 2023 | 13:00 pmCommonly known as waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, facilities that burn municipal solid waste (MSW), or garbage, in boilers to produce steam are a small but steady source of electric power in the United States.
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U.S. petroleum product exports set a record high in 2022
Today in Energy Mar 20, 2023 | 13:00 pmIn 2022, the United States set a new record for petroleum product exports, up 7% from 2021, according to our Petroleum Supply Monthly. U.S. petroleum product exports averaged 5.97 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2022 (405,000 b/d more than[…]
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EIA projects that U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions will fall through 2050 in AEO2023
Today in Energy Mar 16, 2023 | 13:00 pmU.S. energy-related CO2 emissions drop 25% to 38% below what they were in 2005 by 2030, according to our projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023). We use 2005 as an emissions reference year because the United States' nationally[…]
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