Energy Indicators
The annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) from the Department of Energy shows that the solar industry had the highest number of jobs related to the production of electricity in 2023, and it outgrew all other power-generation categories. However, petroleum and natural gas remains the largest energy employer.
September 13, 2024
Energy Indicators
Natural gas exports are recovering and poised to rise further. Real power prices are rising—achieving new highs—while the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) eyes the potential for August power outages.
July 17, 2024
Electricity providers hard pressed to keep up with growing tech-heavy demand
Dallas Fed economist Kunal Patel discusses the strains on the power grid, including those arising from Texas’ growing population, electrification of the economy, nearshoring and evolving technologies.
July 10, 2024
Surveys
Oil and gas activity rises modestly as production, employment little changed
Activity in the oil and gas sector grew in the second quarter of 2024, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
June 26, 2024
Permian Basin Economic Indicators
Permian Basin employment fell during first quarter 2024, and the unemployment rate rose. The region’s rig count increased slightly, while the price of oil notably shot up.
May 24, 2024
How global oil sanctions lowered Russian oil export prices
The decline in Russian oil export revenue since January 2022 was achieved by reducing the Russian export price rather than the volume of Russian oil exports.
May 14, 2024
Addressing Texas grid reliability: Time to go nuclear?
Thirty years after Texas’ last nuclear plant opened, new nuclear generation could provide needed power without planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
May 13, 2024
Energy Indicators
Coal power usage continues to decline in Texas. Solar power will be roughly half of all new electric-generation additions in both Texas and the U.S. in 2024, according to the Energy Information Administration.
May 08, 2024
Surveys
Outlook improves even as oil and gas activity little changed; breakeven prices increase
Activity in the oil and gas sector was relatively unchanged in the first quarter of 2024, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
March 27, 2024
Research Department Working Papers
Investing in the Batteries and Vehicles of the Future: A View Through the Stock Market
A large number of companies operating in the EV and battery supply chain have listed on a U.S. stock exchange in recent years. This paper compiles a unique data set of high-frequency stock returns for those companies and investigates the extent to which an “industry” factor specific to the EV and battery supply chain (an “EV” factor) can explain their returns.
March 25, 2024