Independent statistics and analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Official account. We try to respond to all the questions we receive here.

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Kudos to Team @EIAgov for navigating PHP patch while simultaneously prepping a successful WPSR release (time to first byte: 2-4 milliseconds) + launching new daily spot prices: eia.gov/petroleum/prices/tab…
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In 3Q26, 23% of new light-duty vehicles sold in the United States were hybrid electric, battery electric, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, down slightly from 24% in 3Q25. #TodayInEnergy bit.ly/3Wz4DXD
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U.S. small-scale #solar generation has quadrupled in the last decade. #TodayInEnergy bit.ly/4Bc4KZd
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PJM, ERCOT, and SWPP all set peak load records this summer. #TodayInEnergy ⚡ PJM: 162.6 GW, July 2 ⚡ ERCOT: 91.1 GW, July 22 ⚡ SWPP: 58 GW, July 27 Use our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor to follow near real-time #electricity data. 💻 bit.ly/4dHsryw 💻 bit.ly/4s7bfIt
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2Q26 #coal fast facts: bit.ly/4hVbzqp 🔹 Total domestic distribution was 92.2 MMst. 🔹 Wyoming led coal-origin states with 43.2 MMst shipped to 24 states. 🔹 Texas led coal-destination states, receiving about 10.6 MMst of domestic coal. 🔹 About 70% of coal moved by rail, 13.7% by river, and 7.9% by truck. 🔹 About 90% of coal shipped to electric utilities and independent power producers.
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EIA expects lower natural gas and propane heating costs this winter. #STEO 💻 bit.ly/4hEUcsM Register now for the Tuesday, October 13, NASEO webinar featuring our newest Winter Fuels Outlook. 💻 bit.ly/4ARHhMT
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Permian Basin output drives U.S. #naturalgas production to all-time high in July 2026. #TodayInEnergy 💻 bit.ly/4xTXSwD 💻 bit.ly/4qhFytz
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U.S. exports of #propane reached records in 1H26. #TodayInEnergy bit.ly/4hyFvap
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U.S. electricity use for electric vehicles increasing at a slower pace in 2026. #TodayInEnergy bit.ly/4htWI4U
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The Henry Hub #naturalgas spot price averaged $2.93/MMBtu from June through August this year, 6% less than the same period last year. #TodayInEnergy bit.ly/4hpCadU
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Today's WPSR @EIAgov includes a new Commercial Crude Oil Stocks table and enhanced data viz. Why? Because our unique survey data should be easily accessible to the American people.
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Public companies produce most U.S. crude oil and natural gas. #TodayInEnergy bit.ly/4d0JfQJ
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EIA Administrator @EIA_One Tristan Abbey was in Steel City today to deliver a keynote address in the Distinguished Lecture series @CarnegieMellon @CMUenergy, as part of our continuing #AEO2026 road show.
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His presentation covered production, consumption, and trade in various U.S. energy sectors, sources, and markets. At home, we've already kicked off the AEO2027 season, and our work is underway for the next modeling cycle.
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"For far too long, we have referred to our internal infrastructure—the interaction between data ingestion and processing systems, between databases and the pipeline of publications—as the agency’s ‘backend.’ As EIA decisively accelerates, it is now clear that this term was always a misnomer. Data is EIA’s center of gravity." -Administrator Abbey
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Corpus Christi #LNG expansion makes facility the second-largest in the United States. #TodayInEnergy bit.ly/4hxwZJX
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United States on track for record #crudeoil production in 2026. #TodayInEnergy bit.ly/4yCJcmo
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At an @Axios event today, @EIA_One Administrator Tristan Abbey discussed EIA modernization reforms achieved in 2026 with @Ben_Geman, including 30 pilot studies—the most we’ve ever completed in any single year. He also named highlights from the 2027 agenda. 🧵#AxiosLive
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We’re publishing the data mapping for EIA’s Monthly Crude Oil Import Report, which we currently submit to the International Energy Agency.
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Follow our progress on these projects and more on eia.gov.
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