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2016 Congressional Testimony

Renewable fuel standard pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Washington, DC—June 22, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlooks - 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook, Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum
Ethanol movements by rail data
Petroleum Supply Annual
U.S. energy outlook for the Western Hemisphere pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Adam Sieminski, Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Washington, DC—June 9, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlook 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook June 2016
Drilling Productivity Report
Liquid Fuels and Natural Gas in the Americas 2014
International Energy Outlook 2016
Oversight of the renewable fuel standard pdf
Subject:EIA, renewable, forecasts
Presented by:Howard Gruenspecht, Deputy Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Environment and Public Works
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC—February 24, 2016

Supporting report(s): Annual Energy Outlooks - 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
Short-Term Energy Outlook, Today in Energy, This Week in Petroleum
U.S. energy outlook pdf
Subject:EIA, forecasts, energy markets
Presented by:Adam Sieminski, Administrator
Presented to: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC—January 19, 2016

Supporting report(s): Short-Term Energy Outlook June 2016
Annual Energy Outlook 2016
Electric Power Monthly

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Utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States increased significantly during the last three years, with an annual average growth rate of 70%. By the end of 2025, the U.S. power system had operational battery storage capacity of 43.6 gigawatts (GW). During the first six months of 2026, operators added another 8.3 GW of battery storage capacity, reaching nearly 52 GW of nameplate battery storage capacity, based on our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. More

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