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Energy Information Administration Expects Changes in Electricity Generation and Increased Electricity Use as Economy Improves
May 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on May 11, 2021:

EIA expects U.S. electricity generation will look different this summer compared with last summer as rising natural gas costs drive many electricity generators to switch to renewables and coal.

Our annual Summer Electricity Industry Outlook, released today with Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), forecasts a 12% decline in electri . . .

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