How has electricity generation changed?
First some good news. The eia report Renewable generation surpassed coal and nuclear in the U.S. electric power sector in 2022 by Katherine Antonio (3/27/2023) notes On the other hand, in 2021 solar,...
View ArticleDo warm or cold state households use more energy?
The eia article U.S. households in warmer states consumer less site energy than household in colder states by Greg Lawson and Mickey Francis (5/4/2023) provides this great graph. However, There is one...
View ArticleWhat are the trends in lithium-ion batteries?
From the iea Global EV Outlook 2023 Trends in batteries: There are 9 interactive graphs in this article with lots of information. I chose to show the one on supply and demand of lithium. Some of the...
View ArticleHow much propane are we exporting?
From the eia article Monthly U.S. propane exports in March 2023 reached a record high by Josh Eiermann (6/6/2023) U.S. propane exports reached a record 1.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in March 2023,...
View ArticleWill you have enough electricity this summer?
The map says it all from the eia article Two-thirds of North America is at risk of energy shortfalls in high summer heat, NERC says (6/26/2023). There is a link to the data on the page. If you like...
View ArticleHow much does seasonal solar generation vary?
This is from my Briefed by Data post Seasonal Solar Electricity Generation. It looks like the difference between the maximum month and minimum months of solar electricity generation are growing. In...
View ArticleWhy can’t we just stop oil?
We don’t use oil for just gasoline and one of the key uses of a barrel of oil is the binding agent for asphalt, which electric cars also desire. From my We Can’t Just Stop Oil post on Briefed by Data:...
View ArticleHow should we measure energy subsidies?
In my post of the same name on Briefed by Data I make the case that normalizing energy subsidies by BTU in the same year is misleading. If you do so you get the graph here and can make statements like...
View ArticleWhich energy source uses the most minerals?
Here is an excerpt from my Briefed by Data post Minerals for renewables: The post includes links to the IEA data plus other graphs. If you aren’t getting the Briefed by Data newsletter in your inbox...
View ArticleWhat will it take to run the U.S. on electricity?
That is the title of a recent post on Briefed by Data. The graph here, from that post, shows our current electricity consumption and what we would need to add to move all cars to electric. Read more:...
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