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Electricity use is becoming more common for residential heating

October 10, 2025 by Laura Black

An increasing share of U.S. households are using electricity for heating, although natural gas remains the most common heating fuel. In 2024, 42% of U.S. households reported that electricity was …

Expanding strategic oil stocks in China support crude oil prices

October 9, 2025 by Laura Black

We estimate crude oil inventories in China increased by about 900,000 barrels per day (b/d) between January and August this year, essentially acting as a source of demand by removing …

U.S. propane inventories are well stocked heading into the winter heating season

October 7, 2025 by Laura Black

The United States is well stocked with propane heading into the winter. For the week ending September 26, U.S. propane inventory was 103 million barrels, about 13 million barrels more …

Stable crude oil prices, increasing refinery margins in third quarter of 2025

October 6, 2025 by Laura Black

Crude oil prices were relatively stable in the third quarter of 2025 (3Q25), ending the quarter just 9 cents per barrel (b) less than they started, while refinery margins increased …

Lower fuel prices in 2024 resulted in the lowest U.S.-Mexico energy trade value since 2020

October 1, 2025 by Laura Black

The value of all energy trade between the United States and Mexico was estimated to be $57 billion in 2024, down from nearly $72 billion in 2023, according to data …

Texas used twice as much energy as California and three times as much as Florida in 2023

October 1, 2025 by Laura Black

In 2023, Texas consumed more energy than any other state. Total energy consumption in Texas was twice as much as in California, the second-highest consuming state, and more than three …

Two U.S. markets occasionally produce more electricity from coal than from natural gas

September 29, 2025 by Laura Black

Two electricity markets in the Midwest still generate more electricity from coal than from natural gas in at least some months of the year: Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and the …

Distributed solar generating capacity is the fastest-growing power source in Brazil

September 26, 2025 by Laura Black

Growth in distributed solar generation capacity has driven growth in total electricity generation capacity in Brazil since 2019. Distributed solar generation capacity grew from less than 1 gigawatt (GW) in …

U.S. total distillate inventories forecast to end 2025 and 2026 at multiyear lows

September 24, 2025 by Laura Black

In our September Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast U.S. total distillate inventories to end 2025 and 2026 at lower levels than previous years because of significant inventory draws in 2025, …

Utility-scale batteries are more commonly used for price arbitrage

September 22, 2025 by Laura Black

In our annual survey of power plant activity, we ask operators of utility-scale batteries how they are using their systems, and one use case is increasingly prevalent: price arbitrage. Arbitrage …

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