Power bills are steady.
Retail Electricity · Residential
Power price: 18.34¢/kWh — Electricity costs are up 5% over the past year. That’s the 98th percentile of all its readings since 2006.
How we score this: ok below 5.00% · watch 5.00% to 10.00% · elevated 10.00% to 20.00% · alert 20.00% and up full method
Renewables · Share of Generation
Renewables: 27.40% — Renewables: 27.4% of U.S. electricity generation, up 3.2 points over the past year. That’s the 96th percentile of all its readings since 2006.
Why it isn’t scored or forecast: A physical supply-and-demand reading, not a household cost — this lens's verdict comes from the price indicators. This is computed from other series at refresh time, so there's no single line to forecast directly.
Renewables: down 3 readings in a row.
Natural Gas · Share of Generation
Gas share: 40.80% — Natural gas: 40.8% of U.S. electricity generation, down 1.1 points over the past year. That’s the 83rd percentile of all its readings since 2006.
Why it isn’t scored or forecast: A physical supply-and-demand reading, not a household cost — this lens's verdict comes from the price indicators. This is computed from other series at refresh time, so there's no single line to forecast directly.
Gas share: up 3 readings in a row.
Total Net Generation
Net generation: 399,671 — Net generation is little changed from a year ago, now 399,671. That’s the 88th percentile of all its readings since 2006.
Why it isn’t scored or forecast: A physical supply-and-demand reading, not a household cost — this lens's verdict comes from the price indicators. This is computed from other series at refresh time, so there's no single line to forecast directly.