EIA's New Electric Power Initiative

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Please Let EIA Hear from You

Fortnightly Magazine - November 1 2018
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EIA is seeking to enhance its electricity data program. This article explains why and asks readers to give us input.

Most readers of PUF are familiar with the U.S. Energy Information Administration. EIA was created as part of the new Department of Energy in 1978. The context was the upheavals in the oil, natural gas, and coal markets of the 1970s. Energy policy was controversial and crisis-oriented.

The government and the public needed comprehensive, authoritative energy data. And the data needed to be trustworthy, in all respects, so Congress made EIA independent from DOE regarding the content of its data and analytical reports. EIA takes pride in being policy neutral and non-partisan.

Why Electricity?

A primary focus of EIA throughout its history has, of course, been the oil and gas markets. This reflects the legacy of the 1973 and 1979 oil crises, and the continued central role of oil and gas in the economy, international relations, and the daily lives of Americans.  

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