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New U.S. Electric Generating Capacity by Source

  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Table ES3. 
  • Note: Data represents the net summer capacity of new U.S. electric generating units.  For energy source abbreviations and groupings, see “Energy Sources” table for Form EIA-860 in Electric Power Monthly.

U.S. Crude Oil Production

  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Table 3.1

U.S. Crude Oil Consumption

  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Table 3.1
  • Note: Data is classified as “Petroleum Products Supplied.”

U.S. Natural Gas Production

  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Table 4.1
  • Note: Data represents dry natural gas production (i.e., marketed/wet production minus extraction loss).

U.S. Natural Gas Consumption

  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Table 4.1. 
  • Note: Data is smoothed using a 12-month moving average.

WTI Crude Oil Spot Price

  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum & Other Liquids, “Spot Prices” Table

Natural Gas Spot Price

  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas, “Natural Gas Spot & Futures Prices” Table
  • Note: Data represents the Henry Hub spot price.

U.S. Carbon Intensity

  • Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, Table 12.1; and Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Table 1.1.6
  • Note: Data represents the level of U.S. carbon emissions per dollar of real GDP.  Carbon emissions are taken as a 12-month moving average to smooth out seasonal fluctuations.  Real GDP is reported quarterly as a seasonally adjusted annual rate.  A four-quarter moving average of GDP is taken to smooth the data, and the resulting figure is divided by 12 to produce a monthly estimate for comparison with the emissions data.

 

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