EIA: February Monthly Energy Review

The February 2016 Monthly Energy Review (MER), EIA's primary report of recent and historical energy statistics, was released on 24 February 2016. Preliminary estimates indicate that for November 2015:

• US primary energy consumption totaled 7.7 quadrillion Btu, a 6% decrease from November 2014. Petroleum made up 37% of primary energy consumption, natural gas 30%, coal 14%, renewable energy 11%, and nuclear electric power 8%.
• Compared with November 2014, U.S. petroleum consumption decreased 1%, natural gas consumption decreased 5%, nuclear electric power consumption decreased 7%, and coal consumption decreased 22%.
• Compared with November 2014, total US renewable energy consumption increased 1%. Wind and conventional hydroelectric power consumption each increased 4%, while biomass consumption decreased 3%.

The MER provides monthly and annual data on total energy production, consumption, and trade; energy prices; overviews of petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and international petroleum; carbon dioxide emissions; and data unit conversions.

Edited from press release by Angharad Lock

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