Electric vehicles and hybrids make up 16% of U.S. light-duty vehicle sales
Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicle sales in the United States have increased in recent years as sales have decreased for non-hybrid gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles. In the second quarter of 2023 (2Q23), hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicles collectively accounted for 16% of light-duty vehicle sales in the United States, according to data from […]
Heating U.S. commercial buildings is most energy intensive in cold climates
U.S. commercial buildings in cold or very cold climates were more than five times more energy intensive for space heating than buildings in hot or very hot climates, according to our latest Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS). Specifically, commercial buildings in cold or very cold climates consumed an average of 36,100 British thermal units […]
In 2023, U.S. renewable diesel production capacity surpassed biodiesel production capacity
In January 2023, U.S. production capacity of renewable diesel and other biofuels reached 3 billion gallons per year, surpassing U.S. biodiesel production capacity for the first time. Rising targets for state and federal renewable fuel programs and the renewal of biomass-based diesel tax credits are driving this growth in U.S. renewable diesel capacity.
U.S. gasoline prices are on the rise heading into Labor Day
On the Monday before the Labor Day weekend, August 28, 2023, the retail price of regular gasoline averaged $3.81 per gallon (gal) across the United States. Over the past five weeks, oil production cuts by Saudi Arabia, low U.S. gasoline inventories, and announced refinery maintenance in the Northeast have increased the regular gasoline retail price […]
Florida’s electricity generation mix is changing
Florida’s generation mix has become less diverse over the past 20 years as natural gas-fired generation has increasingly accounted for most of the electricity generation in the state and as coal-fired generation and oil-fired generation have declined.
Three countries began importing liquefied natural gas this year, and more will follow
Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacity is set to expand by 16%, or 23 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), by the end of 2024 compared with 2022. Our estimate is based on trade press and data by the International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL). In the first seven months of 2023, […]
Solar panel shipments set a new record high in 2022 as capacity continued to grow
In 2022, solar photovoltaic panel shipments in the United States increased 10% from 2021, setting another annual record (31.7 million peak kilowatts [kWp]), based on our latest published data. U.S. solar panel shipments have been growing as solar capacity continues to rise.
Food service buildings are highly energy intensive
Food service buildings including restaurants are nearly four times more energy intensive than commercial buildings are on average in the United States. Food service buildings were the smallest commercial building type, averaging 4,800 square feet per building, or less than one-third the size of the average commercial building (16,300 square feet), according to our recently […]
Prices and higher well productivity drive up U.S. crude oil production forecast
In our August Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we increased our forecast for U.S. crude oil production in the Lower 48 states (L48) in 2023 and 2024 because of higher well productivity and higher forecast crude oil prices than we had previously expected.
Commercial energy use increased in eight states in 2021 over pre-pandemic levels
More energy was consumed in the commercial sectors of eight U.S. states in 2021 than in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The increases in commercial sector end-use energy consumption in those states bucked the national trend, in which total commercial energy use decreased by 3% in 2021 compared with 2019, according to our State Energy […]