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August 5, 2024

The most coal is stockpiled at U.S. power plants since 2020


July 25, 2024

Natural gas electricity generation in the United States spiked with July heatwave


May 2, 2024

Japan’s energy policies aim for increased zero-carbon electricity generation


May 1, 2024

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 begins commercial operation


February 22, 2024

Use of natural gas-fired generation differs in the United States by technology and region


November 20, 2023

Natural gas combined-cycle power plants increased utilization with improved technology


November 8, 2023

EIA Product Highlight: Status of U.S. Nuclear Outages


October 17, 2023

U.S. summer nuclear outages rose in 2023, returning to 2021 levels


June 14, 2023

U.S. electric power sector continues water efficiency gains


June 5, 2023

The largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania will close by July 2023


April 26, 2023

U.S. coal shipments increased slightly in 2022 as power plants replenished stockpiles


March 21, 2023

Waste-to-energy plants are a small but stable source of electricity in the United States


March 1, 2023

U.S. simple-cycle natural gas turbines operated at record highs in summer 2022


February 16, 2023

Germany extends the life of its last three operating nuclear power plants until April


January 23, 2023

Nuclear power plants generated 68% of France’s electricity in 2021


December 8, 2022

U.S. battery storage capacity will increase significantly by 2025


October 19, 2022

Coal shipments to U.S. power plants fell by more than half between 2010 and 2021


October 14, 2022

Daily U.S. summer nuclear capacity outages were 19% lower this summer than last summer


August 25, 2022

Owners of coal-fired generating plants seek greater fuel flexibility


August 3, 2022

The U.S. power grid added 15 GW of generating capacity in the first half of 2022


June 15, 2022

Most combined-cycle power plants have duct burners that add energy to the turbine exhaust


April 25, 2022

Most combined-cycle power plants employ two combustion turbines with one steam turbine


January 18, 2022

New renewable power plants are reducing U.S. electricity generation from natural gas


December 20, 2021

New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant closes after 59 years of operation


December 15, 2021

Of the operating U.S. coal-fired power plants, 28% plan to retire by 2035


December 7, 2021

In September, the United States was at its lowest coal stockpiles since 1978


October 28, 2021

Two nuclear power plants in northern Illinois reversed plans to retire early


October 1, 2021

Capacity outages at U.S. nuclear power plants averaged 3.1 gigawatts this summer


September 29, 2021

Most planned U.S. battery storage additions in next three years to be paired with solar


September 20, 2021

World’s longest-operating solar thermal facility is retiring most of its capacity


August 27, 2021

68% of U.S. coal fleet retirements since 2011 were plants fueled by bituminous coal


May 20, 2021

Natural gas combined-cycle plant use varies by region and age


May 3, 2021

U.S. spent nuclear fuel inventory steadily increased from 2013 through 2017


April 30, 2021

New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant closes after 59 years of operation


April 15, 2021

Newer-technology natural gas-fired generators are utilized more than older units in PJM


February 23, 2021

EIA publishes a ratio of revenues-to-costs to explain power plant additions


February 22, 2021

Nuclear, pumped storage, and coal power plants are more likely to have multiple owners


December 14, 2020

Petroleum stocks at Northeast power plants have not changed much in recent years


November 19, 2020

About 25% of U.S. power plants can start up within an hour


October 22, 2020

U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico have increased in the first nine months of 2020


September 25, 2020

In 2019, 9 of the 10 highest-generating U.S. power plants were nuclear plants


September 18, 2020

U.S. nuclear capacity outages were 35% higher in summer 2020 than 2019


August 27, 2020

South Korea is one of the world’s largest nuclear power producers


August 5, 2020

More than 100 coal-fired plants have been replaced or converted to natural gas since 2011


July 30, 2020

Most U.S. utility-scale geothermal power plants built since 2000 are binary-cycle plants


May 18, 2020

Large battery systems are often paired with renewable energy power plants


March 20, 2020

Most of Hawaii’s electric battery systems are paired with wind or solar power plants


March 6, 2020

EIA’s long-term power plant projections trade off the cost and value of new capacity


February 28, 2020

EIA expands data on capacity and usage of power plants, electricity storage systems


February 7, 2020

EIA projects generation from coal and nuclear power plants will plateau after 2025


December 3, 2019

U.S. coal plant retirements linked to plants with higher operating costs


November 20, 2019

Nearly half of U.S. geothermal power capacity came online in the 1980s


October 30, 2019

Most utility-scale batteries in the United States are made of lithium-ion


October 7, 2019

Five states have implemented programs to assist nuclear power plants


October 4, 2019

U.S. nuclear outages remained low in summer and moderate in September


August 21, 2019

EIA launches redesigned Hourly Electric Grid Monitor with new data and functionality


June 5, 2019

EIA tool compares individual power plants’ generation, cooling water use, and emissions


May 17, 2019

Coal stockpiles at U.S. coal power plants were at their lowest point in over a decade


May 15, 2019

Tax credit phaseout encourages more wind power plants to be added by end of year


March 8, 2019

New U.S. power plants expected to be mostly natural gas combined-cycle and solar PV


March 4, 2019

Nuclear reactor restarts in Japan displacing LNG imports in 2019


February 26, 2019

Extreme cold in the Midwest led to high power demand and record natural gas demand


February 7, 2019

Most U.S. utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants are 5 megawatts or smaller


January 22, 2019

EIA now publishes oil stocks at power plant level


January 14, 2019

Natural gas-burning power plant operations vary during periods of cold weather


November 9, 2018

Water withdrawals by U.S. power plants have been declining


October 15, 2018

U.S. nuclear plant outages increased in September after remaining low during summer


September 14, 2018

America’s oldest operating nuclear power plant to retire on Monday


August 8, 2018

Average U.S. construction costs for solar and wind continued to fall in 2016


July 2, 2018

Coal plant retirements and high summer electricity demand lower Texas reserve margin


April 20, 2018

Fuel cell power plants are used in diverse ways across the United States


March 29, 2018

EIA uses two simplified metrics to show future power plants’ relative economics


February 27, 2018

Natural gas power plants purchase fuel using different types of contracts


January 23, 2018

January’s cold weather affects electricity generation mix in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic


January 8, 2018

Batteries perform many different functions on the power grid


October 31, 2017

Petra Nova is one of two carbon capture and sequestration power plants in the world


September 13, 2017

Hurricane Harvey caused electric system outages and affected wind generation in Texas


August 14, 2017

South Carolina utilities stop construction of new nuclear reactors


August 7, 2017

Solar eclipse on August 21 will affect photovoltaic generators across the country


July 5, 2017

Construction costs for most power plant types have fallen in recent years


June 13, 2017

Three Mile Island is the latest nuclear power plant to announce retirement plans


March 6, 2017

U.S. wind generating capacity surpasses hydro capacity at the end of 2016


June 6, 2016

EIA publishes construction cost information for electric power generators


March 23, 2016

Wind adds the most electric generation capacity in 2015, followed by natural gas and solar


December 15, 2015

New database provides monthly inventory and status of U.S. electric generating plants


November 6, 2014

Coal stockpiles at coal-fired power plants smaller than in recent years


September 30, 2014

California’s subhourly wholesale electricity market opens to systems outside its footprint


September 9, 2014

Natural gas, solar, and wind lead power plant capacity additions in first-half 2014


June 24, 2014

Fewer wind curtailments and negative power prices seen in Texas after major grid expansion


June 23, 2014

Texas hits new peak wind output


April 8, 2014

Half of power plant capacity additions in 2013 came from natural gas


February 11, 2014

Many newer power plants have cooling systems that reuse water


April 23, 2013

Future power market shares of coal, natural gas generators depend on relative fuel prices


February 11, 2013

Wind industry installs almost 5,300 MW of capacity in December


December 21, 2012

California’s first greenhouse gas emissions auction sells near minimum price


October 4, 2012

Combined heat and power technology fills an important energy niche


September 17, 2012

Municipal solid waste plants convert garbage to electricity


September 7, 2012

Natural gas demand at power plants was high in summer 2012


September 6, 2012

NRG-GenOn acquisition plan would create the largest independent power producer


July 31, 2012

Projected retirements of coal-fired power plants


July 27, 2012

27 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity to retire over next five years


July 17, 2012

Uprates can increase U.S. nuclear capacity substantially without building new reactors


May 31, 2012

Coal stockpiles above five-year range in first quarter of 2012


March 5, 2012

Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves construction of first nuclear units in 30 years


December 21, 2011

Coal plants without scrubbers account for a majority of U.S. SO2 emissions


December 13, 2011

Most generator retirements over the past decade were older natural gas-fired units


June 8, 2011

Electric generators' roles vary due to daily and seasonal variation in demand


April 22, 2011

Seasonal maintenance helps keep power online during summer and winter peaks