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EIA’s Electric Power Monthly – June 2017 Edition with data for April

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The EIA released the latest edition of their Electric Power Monthly on June 23rd, with data for April 2017. April data extends the milestones reached in March as follows:

  • The contribution from solar reached 2.35%, up from 2%
  • The contribution from All Renewables extended its lead over Nuclear by more than 2%
  • The combined contribution from Wind and Solar reached 11%, up from 10%
  • The contribution from Non-Hydro Renewables exceeded 13%, up from 12.24%

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EIA’s Electric Power Monthly – May Edition with data for March

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The EIA released the latest edition of their Electric Power Monthly on May 25th, with data for March 2017. March data includes some milestones which are significant in that these circumstances have not existed for a very long time, if ever. Read More

Texas Update, May 2017

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The Chart above compares several different combinations of past (vintage) data to estimate output. The dotted line is based on the most recent 8 months (August 2016 to March 2017) of data saved from the RRC website, the blue solid line is based on the past 12 months of data, and the yellow line is based on the most recent 3 months of data. Read More