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August 2021

August 31, 2021

Six U.S. states accounted for over half of the primary energy produced in 2019


August 27, 2021

EIA’s mapping system and data series show energy infrastructure near Hurricane Ida


August 27, 2021

68% of U.S. coal fleet retirements since 2011 were plants fueled by bituminous coal


August 26, 2021

New UAE-based crude oil futures contract introduced in March


August 25, 2021

EIA expects increased U.S. propane consumption this winter, especially in the Midwest


August 24, 2021

California’s curtailments of solar electricity generation continue to increase


August 23, 2021

Associated natural gas production declines in 2020, following three years of growth


August 20, 2021

U.S. large-scale battery storage capacity up 35% in 2020, rapid growth set to continue


August 19, 2021

Electricity demand in Lower 48 states reached a high of 720 gigawatthours on August 12


August 18, 2021

OPEC petroleum production forecast revised down for 2021


August 17, 2021

Average U.S. construction cost for onshore wind generation decreased by 27% since 2013


August 16, 2021

U.S. natural gas net trade is growing as annual LNG exports exceed pipeline exports


August 13, 2021

TVA is the largest government-owned electricity provider in the United States


August 12, 2021

Iran’s crude oil production fell to an almost 40-year low in 2020


August 11, 2021

EIA expects U.S. natural gas inventories to enter winter heating season below average


August 10, 2021

Texas’s Midland Basin accounted for 15% of U.S. crude oil production in 2020


August 9, 2021

Retail gasoline prices rise in the western United States


August 6, 2021

Per capita U.S. residential electricity use was flat in 2020, but varied by state


August 5, 2021

U.S. petroleum consumption decreased to a 25-year low in 2020


August 4, 2021

Rising U.S. jet fuel refinery production contributes to high jet fuel inventories


August 3, 2021

U.S. energy intensity has dropped by half since 1983, varying greatly by state


August 2, 2021

OPEC+ agrees to crude oil production increases, but Brent crude oil prices remain high


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