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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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February 20, 2026 Today in Energy ›

New U.S. electric generating capacity expected to reach a record high in 2026 ›

U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to add 86 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2026 in our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report, a record if realized. Solar power makes up 51% of the planned 2026 capacity additions, followed by battery storage at 28% and wind at 14%. More

U.S. planned utility-scale electric generating capacity additions

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, December 2025


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