{"id":383285,"date":"2025-06-15T14:10:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T12:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=383285"},"modified":"2025-06-15T14:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T12:11:01","slug":"oh-where-oh-where-is-the-energy-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=383285","title":{"rendered":"Oh where, oh where is the Energy Transition?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest \u201cLooking for energy transitions in all the wrong places\u201d by David Middleton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the best efforts of Biden\u2019s autopen, US primary energy production set a new record in 2024. Natural gas and crude oil led the way, by a WIDE margin and natural gas plant liquids actually overtook renewables\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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June 9, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, the United States produced more energy than ever before<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Data source:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Energy Information Administration,\u00a0<\/em>Monthly Energy Review<\/em><\/a>
Data values:\u00a0<\/strong>Primary Energy Production by Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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In 2024, the United States produced a record amount of energy, according to data in our Monthly Energy Review<\/em><\/a>. U.S. total energy production<\/a> was more than 103 quadrillion British thermal units<\/a> in 2024, a 1% increase from the previous record set in 2023. Several energy sources\u2014natural gas, crude oil, natural gas plant liquids, biofuels, solar, and wind\u2014each set domestic production records last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural gas accounted for about 38% of U.S. total energy production<\/a> in 2024 and has been the largest source of U.S. domestic energy production every year since 2011, when it surpassed coal. U.S. dry natural gas production<\/a> was nearly 38 trillion cubic feet, about the same as in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Domestic crude oil<\/a> accounted for about 27% of U.S. total energy production in 2024, as the United States continues to be the world\u2019s top crude oil-producing country<\/a>. U.S. crude oil production was a record 13.2 million barrels per day<\/a> in 2024, 2% more than the previous record set in 2023. Almost all of the production growth came from the Permian region<\/a> that spans parts of New Mexico and Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coal<\/a> accounted for about 10% of U.S. total energy production in 2024. At 512 million short tons<\/a>, last year\u2019s coal production was the lowest annual output since 1964. Coal was the largest source of U.S. energy production from 1984 through 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural gas plant liquids<\/a> (NGPL), which includes fuels such as ethane and propane that are associated with natural gas processing<\/a>, accounted for about 9% of U.S. total energy production in 2024. NGPL production was a record 4 trillion cubic feet<\/a> in 2024, up 7% from 2023. Domestic NGPL production have increased every year since 2005 as U.S. natural gas production and processing capacity<\/a> have increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Data source:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Energy Information Administration,\u00a0<\/em>Monthly Energy Review<\/em><\/a>
Data values:\u00a0<\/strong>Renewable Energy Production and Consumption by Source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Biofuels, wind, and solar production each set records in 2024, contributing to record total renewable energy production<\/a> in the United States. In 2024, U.S. total biofuels production<\/a>, which includes ethanol<\/a>, renewable diesel<\/a>, biodiesel<\/a>, and other biofuels<\/a> such as sustainable aviation fuel<\/a> (SAF), was a record 1.4 million barrels per day, up 6% from previous records set in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, U.S. solar<\/a> and wind<\/a> production increased by 25% and 8%, respectively, as new generators came online<\/a>. Output from other energy sources that are primarily used for electric power generation either peaked decades ago (hydropower<\/a> and nuclear<\/a>) or fell slightly from their 2023 values (geothermal<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We convert sources of energy to common units of heat, called British thermal units<\/a>, to compare different types of energy that are usually measured in units that are not directly comparable, such as barrels of crude oil and cubic feet of natural gas. Appendix A of our Monthly Energy Review<\/em><\/a> has the conversion factors that we use for each energy source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principal contributor: <\/strong>Mickey Francis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tags: <\/strong>production\/supply<\/a>, natural gas<\/a>, crude oil<\/a>, oil\/petroleum<\/a>, liquid fuels<\/a>, renewables<\/a>, total energy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US EIA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Energy Transition?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1a<\/strong> : <\/strong>a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merriam-Webster<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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Energy Transition?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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b<\/strong> : <\/strong>a period or phase in which such a change or shift is happening<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merriam-Webster<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Natural Gas Plant Liquids vs Unreliables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Natural gas plant liquids<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Natural gas plant liquids (NGPL):<\/strong>  Those hydrocarbons in natural gas that are separated as liquids at natural gas processing, fractionating, and cycling plants. Products obtained include ethane<\/a>, liquefied petroleum gases<\/a> (propane<\/a>, normal butane<\/a>, and isobutane<\/a>), and natural gasoline<\/a>. Component products may be fractionated or mixed. Lease condensate<\/a> and plant condensate<\/a> are excluded. Note: Some EIA publications categorize NGPL production as field production, in accordance with definitions used prior to January 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Natural gas plant liquids (NGPL) production:<\/strong>  The extraction of gas plant liquids constituents such as ethane<\/a>, propane<\/a>, normal butane<\/a>, isobutane<\/a>, and natural gasoline<\/a>, sometimes referred to as extraction loss<\/a>. Usually reported in barrels or gallons, but may be reported in cubic feet for purposes of comparison with dry natural gas volumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US EIA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Final Score: NGPL 9.087529 \u2013 Unreliables 8.787588<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Oh yeah! Subsidies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

From 2016-2022, renewable energy production received $84 billion in Federal subsidies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Over the same time period, natural gas and petroleum liquids \u201csubsidies\u201d totaled just over $9 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In both cases, over 90% of the subsidies were categorized as \u201ctax expenditures\u201d \u2013 AKA tax deductions and credits. However, there\u2019s a big difference. Wind and solar qualify for fully transferable tax credits. While oil & gas tax expenditures are simply deductions to offset the costs of drilling and production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bang for the buck<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2022, renewables received $1.9 billion in subsidies per quadrillion Btu (Quad) of energy production. Oil and natural gas only received $33 million per Quad.<\/p>\n\n\n

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