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Hurricane Francine has taken energy infrastructure offline

Published: 12 September 2024
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

September 12, 2024

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Note: Forecast track is as of September 12, 2024, 9:45 a.m. LNG=liquefied natural gas

Hurricane Francine made landfall Wednesday on the Louisiana coast before being downgraded to a tropical storm, taking some energy infrastructure offline along the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana through Alabama. Detailed information on energy infrastructure and storm risks is available and regularly updated in our U.S. Energy Atlas.

Electricity: As of Thursday morning, more than 450,000 customers remained without power, mostly in southwestern Louisiana. The rest of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are also facing outages, with more expected as the storm progresses. Outages could last for up to 10 days. Currently, generator operations are not shut down, but Entergy nuclear plants have entered severe weather procedures. Offshore oil and natural

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Dear Colleague Letter: Post-Baccalaureate Research and Training (PBRT) in the Biological Sciences Supplemental Funding Opportunity

Published: 11 September 2024
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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NSF 24-128

September 11, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

A strategic focus of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is fostering the growth of a globally competitive and diverse research workforce. NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) invites Principal Investigators (PIs) of active awards to submit a supplemental funding request to support the research and training of post-baccalaureate students (post-baccs) who wish to engage in research or who want to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) but have faced barriers to participation in research experiences as an undergraduate student.

For the purposes of this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), a post-bacc is defined as an individual who has a bachelor’s degree but is not currently enrolled in another degree program and is not the recipient of a graduate degree. We expect that

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Retail electricity prices closely tracked inflation over the last 10 years

Published: 11 September 2024
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

September 11, 2024

The change in average residential electricity prices across the United States has generally mirrored the rate of inflation over the past decade, increasing by less than 1% in inflation-adjusted terms between 2013 and 2023. Without adjusting for inflation, the average retail price of electricity for the residential sector increased from a little more than 12 cents per kilowatthour (kWh) in 2013 to 16 cents per kWh in 2023.

Most states regulate residential electricity markets through public utilities commissions. Some states have deregulated electricity markets that allow customers to choose among competitive suppliers to provide their electricity. Even in states with deregulated markets, charges to cover distribution and transmission costs (which make up nearly 40% of electric bills, on average) are recovered through rate regulation.

Utility rate making is a complex process

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