Natural gas-fired electricity generation in Texas set winter record in January 2024
Natural gas-fired electricity generation in Texas set winter record in January 2024

The electric power grid managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) recorded an all-time high for winter natural gas-fired electricity generation for an hour in January, according to our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor, when a three-day cold snap increased electricity demand. Hourly natural gas-fired electricity generation increased to 49.4 gigawatts (GW) for the hour starting at 7:00 p.m. central time on January 16, 2024, 1% more than the previous winter record of 48.8 GW set on December 23, 2022, and within 4% of the summer hourly high of 51.2 GW set between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on August 25, 2023.

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05-16-2024

Higher refining costs could increase summer gasoline prices
Higher refining costs could increase summer gasoline prices

Average monthly prices for regular-grade retail gasoline in the United States could increase by more than 10 cents per gallon (gal) if refinery output is lower than expected, according to an analysis we published on May 14.

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05-15-2024

U.S. share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales decreased in the first quarter of 2024
U.S. share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales decreased in the first quarter of 2024

The share of electric and hybrid vehicle sales in the United States decreased in the first quarter of 2024 as battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales declined. Hybrid vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and BEVs fell to 18.0% of total new light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales in the United States in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24) from 18.8% in 4Q23, according to estimates from Wards Intelligence.

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05-06-2024

Russia's seaborne diesel trading partners shifted after Feb 2023 sanctions
Russia's seaborne diesel trading partners shifted after Feb 2023 sanctions

In 2023, Brazil and Saudi Arabia replaced France and Germany as the countries with the second- and third-most seaborne diesel imports from Russia after sanctions related to Russia's petroleum product trade went into effect in February 2023. T�rkiye was Russia's largest seaborne diesel importer in both 2022 and 2023.

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05-13-2024

U.S. coal-fired electricity generation decreased in 2022 and 2023
U.S. coal-fired electricity generation decreased in 2022 and 2023

Electricity generation from units that primarily consume coal in the U.S. Lower 48 states decreased for all hours of the day by about 23% between 2021 and 2023, according to our Form EIA-930, Hourly and Daily Balancing Authority Operations Report. Most of the decline occurred between 2022 and 2023, when coal-fired generation fell 19% and the average natural gas spot price at the Henry Hub decreased by more than 60%.

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05-10-2024