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EIA releases February’s U.S. short-term energy forecast

By Michelle Froese | February 6, 2018

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). According to the findings, non-hydropower renewables provided slightly less than 10% of electricity generation in 2017 and are expected to provide about 10% in both 2018 and 2019.

Wind expected to surpass hydro as largest renewable electricity generation source

Wind expected to surpass hydro as largest renewable electricity generation source.

Wind generated an estimated 691,000 megawatt-hours per day (MWh/d) of electricity in 2017. EIA projects that generation from wind will rise to an average of 705,000 MWh/d in 2018 and 765,000 MWh/d in 2019. If project conditions hold, generation from conventional hydropower is projected to average 730,000 MWh/d in 2019, which would make it the first year that wind generation exceeds hydropower generation.

EIA also projects that total solar electricity generation will increase from an estimated average of 209,000 MWh/d in 2017 to 240,000 MWh/d in 2018 and to 287,000 MWh/d in 2019.

In addition, after declining by 0.8% in 2017, energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are projected to increase by 1.8% in 2018 and by 0.4% in 2019. Energy-related CO2 emissions are sensitive to changes in weather, economic growth, and energy prices.

The full STEO can be downloaded here.


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