By Glenn McGrath This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 9, 2021. Over the past 15 years, the US electricity generation mix has shifted away from coal and toward natural [Read more]
By Allan McFarland This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 4, 2021. The United States EIA recently updated its US energy consumption by source and sector chart with 2020 data. [Read more]
By Stephen York This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 24, 2021. In the first four months of 2021, natural gas-fired generation in the Lower 48 states averaged 3,394 gigawatthours [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Gunther Bachmann, a former director of the German Council for Sustainable Development, about the challenges posed by his country’s energy transition plan, the Energiewende. Related stories: [Read more]
Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Bloomberg energy and climate journalist Dr. Akshat Rathi joins Markham to discuss China’s Sept. 23 announcement it will reach peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by [Read more]
By Mickey Francis This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 28, 2020. In 2019, US annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before [Read more]
The International Energy Agency says the COVID-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades. The agency says it predicts the drop in energy demand in 2020 will [Read more]
By Perry Lindstrom This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 17, 2020. As part of its most recent Annual Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) conducted three alternative policy [Read more]
By Katherine Antonio, David Fritsch, Michael Scott This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 7, 2020. Despite projected growth in natural gas and renewable energy use to generate electricity through [Read more]
This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Jan. 29, 2020. Coal-fired power generation declines considerably in the latest Canada Energy Regulator’s outlook Canada’s Energy Future 2019 (EF2019). Over the projection period, the share [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Dec. 17. 2019. JOHANNESBURG – Global coal demand is expected to decline in 2019 but remain broadly stable over the next five years, supported by [Read more]
By Kenneth Dubin This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 3, 2019. Since peaking at nearly 318 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, US coal fired electric generating capacity declined to 257 [Read more]
By Perry Lindstrom This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 30, 2019. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from energy-related sources will continue [Read more]
On Monday, TransAlta announced its Clean Energy Investment Plan which will see the company convert its existing Alberta coal assets to natural gas. TransAlta says its $2 billion plan will advance its leadership position in [Read more]
By Bill Sanchez This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 5, 2019. In 2018, US utility-scale electricity generation facilities consumed nearly 39 quadrillion British thermal units(quads) of energy to provide [Read more]
This article was published by the International Energy Agency on July 16, 2019. The International Energy Agency has launched a new online tool that tracks oil and gas-related sources of methane, a major and often [Read more]
By Slade Johnson and Kien Chau This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 26, 2019. Between 2010 and the first quarter of 2019, U.S. power companies announced the retirement of [Read more]
By Olivia Clark, Perry Lindstrom This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 15, 2019. After a 2.7 per cent increase in U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, EIA’s [Read more]
By Michael Mobilia, Owen Comstock This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 1, 2019. Fossil fuels—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—have accounted for at least 80 per cent of energy consumption [Read more]
By Patricia Hutchins This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 26, 2019. In April 2019, US monthly electricity generation from renewable sources exceeded coal-fired generation for the first time based [Read more]
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