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Electricity Monthly Update

With Data for July 2024 Release Date: September 24, 2024 Next Release Date: October 24, 2024

Highlights: July 2024

  • Wholesale electricity peak prices along the West Coast more than doubled from June to July due to very warm weather and high levels of energy demand.

  • New 12-month electricity system peak demand highs were set in New England (ISONE), the Mid-Atlantic (PJM), and California (CAISO).

  • Total U.S. coal stockpiles decreased by 5.7% to 126 million tons compared with the previous month.

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