Products, Publications, and Databases
More than 2 million people use EIA's information online each month. Some of EIA's most popular products include:
- Today in Energy: Informative content published every weekday that includes a graph or map and a short, timely story written in plain language that highlights current energy issues, topics, and data trends.
- Energy Explained: Energy information written for a general, non-technical audience. A nonpartisan guide to the entire range of energy topics from biodiesel to uranium.
- Energy Kid's Page: A very popular product from EIA is its "Kid's Page," which educates students, citizens, and even policymakers and journalists about energy.
- This Week in Petroleum: Weekly summary and explanation of events in U.S. and world petroleum markets, including weekly data.
- In March 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported that a large variety of problems with EIA's collection of oil inventory data, including ancient technology and out-of-date methodology, have made it nearly impossible for staff to detect errors. A weak security system also left the data open to being hacked or leaked, according to documents obtained by newspaper.
- Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update: Weekly price data for U.S. national and regional averages.
- Country Energy Profiles: Data by country, region, and commercial group (OECD, OPEC) for 215 countries and in-depth analysis for 151 countries.
- Short-Term Energy Outlook: Energy projections for the next 18 months, updated monthly.
- Annual Energy Outlook: Projection and analysis of U.S. energy supply, demand, and prices through 2035 based on EIA's National Energy Modeling System. Projections are always based on current legislation.
- International Energy Outlook: EIA's assessment of the outlook for international energy markets through 2035.
- Monthly Energy Review: Provides statistics on monthly and annual U.S. national energy consumption going back approximately 30 years, broken down by source in downloadable PDF. The figures are given in units of quads (quadrillion BTUs.)
- Annual Energy Review: EIA's primary report of historical annual energy statistics. For many series, data begin with the year 1949.
- Country Analysis Briefs: EIA's in-depth analyses of energy production, consumption, imports, and exports for more than 50 individual countries and regions.
- Residential Energy Consumption Survey : EIA's comprehensive survey and analysis of residential energy consumption, household characteristics, and appliance saturation.
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