The Energy Information Administration (EIA) US electric power estimates for January and February just came out. And the numbers are dramatic. Net generation in January was down ~3.3% from January 2008, largely on lower demand from industrial users. February showed an even greater ~6.9% nosedive in (more…)
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US Electricity Emissions in Freefall
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009EIA predicts much lower carbon emissions
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
The continued economic struggles in 2009 are hitting carbon-intensive activity especially hard. So says the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) in its updated Short Term Energy Outlook released this afternoon. Global oil demand is now expected to fall by 1.2 million barrels per day (1.4%) and global GDP is expected to grow only (more…)
A Banner Year for US Climate Mitigation: Emissions Poised to Drop Sharply
Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Based on yesterday’s Short-Term Energy Outlook by the US Energy Information Agency (EIA), carbon dioxide pollution is poised to fall ~2.5% this year. Rapid growth in wind and solar power, massive efficiency, and lower demand for fossil fuels has sent US emission levels down to a level not seen since the 1990s.
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