The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says 20.2 GW of electricity generation capacity was added in the United States during the first half of 2024. Solar energy led the way, with significant deployments in energy storage as well.

According to the US Department of Energy’s EIA, the United States connected 20.2 GW (AC) of utility-scale power plants to the grid during the first half of 2024. This capacity includes 12 GW of solar, which represents 59% of the total additions.

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Power plant developers and operators plan to install more than 6 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity at sites mostly along the U.S. eastern seaboard over the next seven years, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Thursday.

While the Biden administration has set a goal of reaching 30 GW offshore capacity by 2030, from just 42 megawatts currently with 2 small projects, the Biden administration noted that projects include the New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia coasts and Lake Erie near Cleveland, Ohio.

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In the light of the data announced by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), coal production in the country was 11.8 million tons, with an increase of 6.2% compared to the previous week, while it increased by 3% compared to the same period of the previous year.

While production was 4.6 million tons in the eastern part of the Mississippi River and 7.2 million tons in the west, coal production from the first day of the year increased by 11.2% compared to the previous year and amounted to 354.8 million tons.

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On May 12, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its latest Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO). This report reflects the first deep dive into how the energy demand collapse brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting energy market projections.

This month’s report includes a special caveat that is indicative of our present unusual circumstances:

“Although all market outlooks are subject to many risks, the May edition of EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook remains subject to heightened levels of uncertainty because the effects on energy markets of mitigation efforts related to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are still evolving.”

Here are some of the key summarized highlights from the EIA report, followed by my commentary on these projections.

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