Energy Information Administration

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United States Energy Information Administration
Agency overview
Formed	October 1, 1977
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Parent agency	United States Department of Energy
Website
www.eia.doe.gov

The United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. The agency collects data on energy reserves, production, consumption, distribution, prices, technology, and related international, economic, and financial matters. This information is disseminated as policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment. The EIA publishes long- and short-term energy forecasts. EIA programs conver data on coal, petroleum, natural gas, electric, renewable and nuclear energy. One interesting product of the EIA is the Monthly Energy Review, which provides statistics on monthly and annual US 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.)

Independence

The Department of Energy Organization Act allows EIA's processes and products to be independent from review by Executive Branch officials; specifically Section 205(d) says: "The Administrator shall not be required to obtain the approval of any other officer or employee of the Department in connection with the collection or analysis of any information; nor shall the Administrator be required, prior to publication, to obtain the approval of any other officer or employee of the United States with respect to the substance of any statistical or forecasting technical reports which he has prepared in accordance with law." [1]

Related legislation

• 1977 - Department of Energy Organization Act PL 95-91

Sources

Energy Information Administration Website

External links

• EIA (Energy Information Administration) home page
• US Department of Energy home page
• Gasoline and diesel fuel prices,
• Renewable energies.

•  • e Agencies under the United States Department of Energy

Secretary of Energy Deputy Secretary of Energy Energy Information Administration • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Under Secretary of Energy for Energy and Environment Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management • Office of Electricity Deliverability & Energy Reliability • Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy • Office of Environmental Management • Office of Fossil Energy • Office of Legacy Management • Office of Nuclear Energy, Science & Technology Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security National Nuclear Security Administration Under Secretary of Energy for Science Office of Science Power Marketing Administrations Bonneville Power Administration • Southeastern Power Administration • Southwestern Power Administration • Western Area Power Administration National Laboratory System Albany • Ames • Argonne • Berkeley • Brookhaven • Fermilab • Idaho • Livermore • Los Alamos • NBL • NETL • NREL • NTS • Oak Ridge • Pacific Northwest • PPPL • RESL • Sandia • SLAC • SNS • TJNAF