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US spent nuclear fuel inventory steadily increased from 2013 to 2017

May 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Katherine Antonio This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 3, 2021. The volume of spent nuclear fuel produced by nuclear power plants in the United States has steadily increased [Read more]

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USA, China, Europe and the clean energy “arms race”

February 28, 2021 Markham Hislop

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Barbara Finamore, senior attorney and Asia Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, about her Oxford Energy Institute article, “Cleantech innovation in China and its impact on [Read more]

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Time for the United States to compete with China in global clean energy finance

January 16, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews Dr. Johannes Urpelainen about how China has become the leading financer of wind, solar, and other green energy projects. They also discuss China’s Belt and Road Initiative [Read more]

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China rises and America is nervous

January 1, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews John Kemp, a highly respected energy analyst, about the relative decline of the US and Western Europe as China becomes an economic and geopolitical powerhouse. The energy [Read more]

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Canada’s share of total crude oil exported to the US grows

October 14, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Oct. 14, 2020. In recent years, despite increased crude oil production in the United States, Canada’s crude oil exports to the US have grown significantly. [Read more]

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Nonfossil sources one-fifth of 2019 US energy consumption

July 2, 2020 Energi Staff

By Owen Comstock This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 1, 2020. Today in Energy would like to wish you a happy Fourth of July. New articles will resume on Monday, [Read more]

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Canada is the largest source of US energy imports

June 5, 2020 Energi Staff

By Natalie Kempkey and ShaMyra Sylvester  This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 5, 2020. Canada is the largest source of US energy imports and the second-largest destination for US [Read more]

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Lower US natural gas consumption forecast in 2020

May 27, 2020 Energi Staff

By Stephen York This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 26, 2020. In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that decreases in natural gas [Read more]

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COVID-19 shutdown leads to lowest US petroleum use in decades

April 23, 2020 Energi Staff

By Jesse Barnett This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 23, 2020. U.S. consumption of petroleum products has fallen to its lowest level in decades because of measures that limit travel and [Read more]

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US crude production up 2019 to over 12 million b/d

March 2, 2020 Energi Staff

By Emily Geary This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Mar. 2, 2020. Annual US crude oil production reached another record level at 12.23 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2019, [Read more]

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US wind generation surpassed hydroelectric in 2019

February 26, 2020 Energi Staff

By Richard Bowers This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 26, 2020. In 2019, U.S. annual wind generation exceeded hydroelectric generation for the first time, according to the U.S. Energy [Read more]

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WA, BC launch joint Clean Grid Initiative

October 3, 2019 Energi Staff

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and BC Premier John Horgan announced on Thursday a joint Clean Grid Initiative as well as the 2020 Clean Grid Summit to continue the expansion of regional collaboration on clean energy [Read more]

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Two approaches to compare renewable electricity generation, other sources

August 26, 2019 Energi Staff

By Stacy Angel, Bill Sanchez, Cara Marcy This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 22, 2019. The share of electricity generation from noncombustible renewable energy sources—solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal—for [Read more]

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US petroleum, natural gas production hits record high in 2018

August 21, 2019 Energi Staff

By Bill Brown, Ari Kahan  This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 20, 2019. US petroleum and natural gas production increased by 16 per cent and by 12 per cent, [Read more]

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TC Energy sells US midstream assets to UGI Energy Services

July 3, 2019 Energi Staff

On Tuesday, TC Energy, formerly known as TransCanada Corporation, announced it will sell its US midstream assets to UGI Energy Services LLC for $1.7 billion. The assets are held by the company’s subsidiary, Columbia Midstream [Read more]

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TransCanada puts Mountaineer XPress project into service

March 1, 2019 Energi Staff

The US$3.2 billion Mountaineer XPress Pipeline will transport 2.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to the TCO Pool and Leach markets on the Columbia Gas Transmission System. TransCanada photo.  Mountaineer XPress Pipeline [Read more]

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US electric power sector emissions to flatten through 2050

February 11, 2019 Energi Staff

According to the Energy Information Administration, U.S. electric power sector emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and carbon dioxide (CO2) will remain mostly flat through 2050, assuming no changes to current laws and [Read more]

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Most US utility-scale solar PV power plants are 5 MW or smaller

February 7, 2019 Energi Staff

EIA’s Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory for October 2018 reports that most of the 216 solar PV facilities that will come online by the end of 2020 will have capacities of five megawatts or less.  [Read more]

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US electricity generation mix will depend on natural gas prices

February 6, 2019 Energi Staff

According to the US Energy Information Administration, the mix of fuels in US electricity generation has changed in response to differences in the relative costs of electricity-generating technologies and their fuels. Natural gas passed coal in [Read more]

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Opinion: US – China trade talks dominate oil outlook

February 6, 2019 Energi Staff

The outcome of US – China trade talks will have a decisive influence on the oil consumption outlook for the rest of the year since the threat of tariffs and associated uncertainty are proving the [Read more]

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