Post Tagged with: "AEO (Annual Energy Outlook)"

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

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

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A supplemental report to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) describes two simple measures of cost and value that, when used together, largely explain the economic competitiveness of electricity generating technologies and, in turn, …

March 7, 2020 - 7:34 pm EIA News That Matters
Alternative policies cases explore effects of potential legislative and regulatory changes

Alternative policies cases explore effects of potential legislative and regulatory changes

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To explore the uncertainty associated with the assumption of current laws and regulations in its Reference case, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release an Issue in Focus article to its Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) later today. …

March 5, 2020 - 7:23 pm Climate Change, EIA News That Matters, Energy News
EIA projects U.S. energy intensity to continue declining, but at a slower rate

EIA projects U.S. energy intensity to continue declining, but at a slower rate

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Although growth of energy consumption in the United States is closely tied to growth in GDP and other economic assumptions, it is partially offset by improvements in energy efficiency and other changes in the economy that result in lower

EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2020 projects consumption growing more slowly than production

EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2020 projects consumption growing more slowly than production

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The AEO2020 Reference case projects domestic energy demand to grow 0.3% per year on average through 2050, slower than the average annual growth of 1.9% in U.S. gross domestic product. This projection is largely driven by continued increases in