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(Thurs, 1 May 2008) Energy in Brief, released today, is a new series from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) that explains important energy topics using plain language.

As the source of official energy statistics from the U.S. Government, EIA provides the most accurate, policy-neutral energy data and analysis available.

The new Energy in Brief series strives to make EIA information more accessible to energy novices.

“Energy education is a critical part of EIA’s mission. At a time when American consumers face many energy-related challenges, it is more important than ever to provide the public with reliable energy information in a format that is useful and accessible by the widest possible audience,” said EIA Administrator Guy Caruso.

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(Tues, 20 May 2008) U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels increased by 1.6 percent in 2007, from 5,888 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MMTCO2) in 2006 to 5,984 MMTCO2 in 2007, according to preliminary estimates released today by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

The economy, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), grew by 2.2 percent and energy demand rose by 1.7 percent indicating that energy intensity (energy use per unit of GDP) fell by 0.5 percent. Carbon dioxide intensity (carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP) also fell by about 0.5 percent.

Factors that drove the emissions increase included weather conditions that increased the demand for heating and cooling services and a higher carbon intensity of electricity supply.

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(Thurs, 29 May 2008) The Energy Information Administration (EIA) is aware that petroleum data for the week ending May 23, scheduled for release at 10:30 AM Eastern Time today, was available on the public EIA website before the scheduled release time. Initial indications suggest a malfunction in the system used by EIA to load the data while keeping it from public release prior to the scheduled release time. EIA is investigating this event and its causes.

EIA will make interim changes to its systems or procedures needed to avoid a recurrence before next week’s release. Details on changes will be available no later than Monday.

EIA will also engage with its stakeholders on longer term actions to permanently assure the fair and timely release of weekly data in an environment where increased demand for electronic access to petroleum data is presenting technological challenges.