Energy Information Administration news
US coal exports increase 23% between 2020 and 2021
According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), in 2021, coal exports from the US increased by 23% to 85 million t from 69 million t in 2020.
EIA: Renewables will account for most global generation increases, but coal use remains high
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has reported that while renewable resources will be the largest contributor to the growth in electricity generation through 2050, certain regions will still mainly use coal resources for electricity generation.
US coal-fired electricity generation on the rise in 2021
Annual US coal-fired electricity generation is set to increase in 2021 for the first time since 2014.
EIA releases report on the impact of coal-fired electric generation on stockpiles
According to the US EIA, February 2021’s increase in coal-fired electric generation reduced US coal stockpiles.
EIA: US electric power industry produces less and recycles more CBP
Combustible by-product production in the US electric power industry decreased from 135.1 million short t in 2010 to 88.7 million short t in 2019, a 34% decline.
EIA: Less electricity generated by coal than nuclear in US in 2020
2020 marked the first time that coal was not the largest or second-largest source of annual electricity generation in the US since at least 1949, but the EIA expects coal-fired electricity generation to increase in both 2021 and 2022.
EIA: Annual US coal exports drop 26% from 2019 – 2020
The Energy Information Administration has reported that in 2020, US coal exports declined to 69 million short t, a 26% decrease from 93 million short t in 2019.
EIA: Nuclear, pumped storage and coal power plants more likely to have multiple owners
The U.S. Energy Information Administration collects data on whether an electric generator is owned by one company or jointly owned by several companies, and for those jointly owned, each owner’s share of ownership.
EIA: US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rising after mid-2030s
In the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s ‘Annual Energy Outlook 2021’, EIA projects that US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will decline for most years through the mid-2030s but then begin to rise slightly from the mid-2030s through 2050.
EIA: US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to increase in 2021 and 2022
In its January 2021 ‘Short-Term Energy Outlook’, the U.S. Energy Information Administration expects that energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the US will increase in 2021.