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According to industry forecasters, U.S. power plants will see a 2.6 percent drop in the amount of coal they burn in 2009 compared with the previous year. The main cause is not, however, an increased use of green energy, but rather the ailing economy and moderate summer temperatures.As consumers seeking to save on cooling costs begin to turn back the thermostat, power plants are able to incorporate more natural gas into their energy mix "“ an alternative that is both cheaper and cleaner...
On Tuesday, Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen announced that the U.S. government will eventually begin allowing higher levels of ethanol to be blended into gasoline.Producers of grain-based fuel have lobbied to increase the amount of ethanol allowed into gasoline, which is currently capped at 10 percent. "I absolutely believe that when all the science is in, the efficacy of using greater than 10 percent blends will be validated," Dinneen said at the Energy...
Carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. will be reduced 9.4 percent more by 2030 than previous expectations, according to the Energy Information Administration on Wednesday. Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will hit 6.410 billion metric tons in 2030, the EIA said in its Annual Energy Outlook 2009. Last year, the EIA had forecast the emissions would hit 6.851 billion metric tons by 2030."Efficiency policies and higher energy prices ... slow the rise in U.S. energy use," the EIA...
By Paul Davidson Gasoline is expected to remain a relative bargain through 2009, with prices averaging $2.37 a gallon, and home heating costs will likely be flat this winter under sharply lower U.S. forecasts released Wednesday. The brutal economy will push down total U.S. petroleum demand this year by 1.1 million barrels a day, or 5.4%, the first time since 1980 that total consumption is expected to fall by more than 1 million barrels a day. "It's because of significant revisions...
By H. Josef Hebert Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, touted by GOP presidential candidate John McCain as his expert on energy, seemed to have problems Thursday explaining whether the government bans oil exports -- especially from her state's North Slope fields. A questioner at a town hall-style meeting in Wisconsin said he had heard that at least 75 percent of the oil drilled in Alaska was being sold to China and said, if true, he would like to know why. "No. It's...
By Paul Davidson Consumers will pay about 15% more -- an extra $150 on average-- to warm their homes this winter, with those that rely on heating oil hit even harder, the Energy Department said Tuesday. The average household will spend $1,137 on heating from October to March, says the department's Energy Information Administration. The increase reflects higher oil and natural gas prices and a forecast for colder weather than last winter. Projected monthly household outlays are $15 less...
By Jenner, Mark EIGHTH ANNUAL Renewable energy from organics Recycling CONFERENCE PREVIEW IS THERE A SILVER LINING IN ENERGY USE DATA? IN MAY of this year, the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a preliminary report that includes energy use in 2007. EIA data showed that the U.S. consumed 101.6 Quadrillion BTUs (Quads) of energy. For comparative purposes, one million is a 1 followed by six zeros. A quadrillion is a one followed by 15 zeros, so 101.6...
By James R. Healey The prices of gasoline and oil, racing each other up to records recently, now seem in a contest to see which can drop fastest. The U.S. average price for regular-grade gasoline was $3.484 a gallon, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's weekly survey showed Monday -- 14.8 cents less than a week ago and the lowest since April 14, though 71.4 cents higher than a year ago. Prices were down in all regions, EIA said. The lowest average was $3.393 in the Midwest,...
By Anonymous Note. Renewable Energy Production and Consumption. In Table 10.1, renewable energy consumption consists of: conventional hydroelectricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil- fueled plants heat rate); geothermal electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the geothermal plants heat rate), and geothermal heat pump and geothermal direct use energy; solar thermal and photovoltaic electricity net generation (converted to Btu using the fossil-fueled plants heat...
By Anonymous Approximate Heat Content of Petroleum and Natural Gas Plant Liquids Asphalt. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) adopted the thermal conversion factor of 6.636 million British thermal units (Btu) per barrel as estimated by the Bureau of Mines and first published in the Petroleum Statement, Annual, 1956. Aviation Gasoline. EIA adopted the thermal conversion factor of 5.048 million Btu per barrel as adopted by the Bureau of Mines from the Texas Eastern Transmission...
