The Most Important Road Trip in American History
In 1919, Dwight Eisenhower set off to examine the state of America’s roads — and showed that cars were the future.
California Earthquake Rattles a State Wary of the ‘Big One’
For the second time in two days, a powerful earthquake struck Southern California on Friday night, shaking a large area already on edge.
A Power Plant Fiasco Highlights China’s Growing Clout in Central Asia
Beijing is using its financial might to expand its influence, eroding centuries of Russian dominance in a vast, resource-rich region.
High in His ‘Glassle,’ Georgia’s Richest Man Looms Over Country’s Top Project
A proposed deepwater port could recast the former Soviet republic’s image. But not without the backing of Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire and power broker.
Lower 48 natural gas injections into underground storage fields have been on a record-setting pace
(Tue, 02 Jul 2019) During the first 12 weeks of the 2019 summer refill season, which traditionally ranges from April 1 to October 31, net injections of working natural gas into underground storage fields in the Lower 48 states have set a record pace. Weekly net injections for the weeks ending April 5 through June 21, 2019 have totaled 1,171 billion cubic feet (Bcf), averaging about 98 Bcf per week. Cumulative net injections have exceeded the five-year average by 41%, reducing the current five-year average deficit by 314 Bcf.
Please Stop Telling Me America Is Great
Politicians love to say it’s the greatest, but the numbers (and reality) don’t back them up.
Last 2 Towers of Genoa Bridge That Collapsed, Killing 43, Are Demolished
The government has pledged to rebuild the structure in a year. Area residents and business owners are eager for the construction to be completed.
EIA derives new estimate of New England nuclear plant utilization
(Mon, 24 Jun 2019) EIA adjusted its New England nuclear regional utilization rate on June 13, 2019, to account for the permanent closure of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) on May 31, 2019. New England has two remaining operating nuclear power plantsâthe Seabrook Station nuclear power plant in New Hampshire (summer-rated plant capacity of 1,251.4 megawatts) and the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Connecticut (summer-rated plant capacity of 2,073.1 megawatts).
Early Release of 2018 Power Plant Operations Report Data
(Mon, 24 Jun 2019) This web page contains spreadsheets with early release 2018 data on electricity generation, fuel consumption, fossil fuel stocks, fuel receipts, and environmental operations data from the 2018 Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.
Entergy Corporation closes the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts
(Thu, 13 Jun 2019) On May 31, 2019, Entergy Nuclear Generation Company (Entergy), a business unit of Entergy Corporation, permanently closed its 679 (summer-weighted) megawatt (MW) Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim) located along the shores of Cape Cod Bay. In October 2015, Entergy announced that Pilgrim was retiring because of the relative cost of operating the plant compared with the level of wholesale power prices in New England. Pilgrim started commercial operations in 1972, and it was the tenth-oldest nuclear plant in the United States at the time of its closing.