Recent observations include unusually large monthly changes in US generation capacity additions for battery storage and in average retail electricity prices. The data are consistent with ongoing variation in energy sector metrics. A reader might examine the full set of updates including those from the EIA Open Data API v2.
Insights
- US generation capacity additions, battery storage (United States) fell 32.89% in 2026-08-01, an unusually large monthly move
US generation capacity additions, battery storage for United States was 743.4 MW in 2026-08-01, down 364.3 MW (-32.89%) from 1,107.7 in 2026-07-01; that change ranks in the 98th percentile of monthly changes recorded since 1891-01-01.
ObservedUS generation capacity additions, battery storageUnited States2026-08-01
- US Department of Defense contract obligations (United States) fell 24.02% in 2025-10-01, the largest annual change in the recorded series
US Department of Defense contract obligations for United States was 373,650,385,491 US dollars in 2025-10-01, down 118,128,688,748 US dollars (-24.02%) from 491,779,074,239 in 2024-10-01; that change ranks in the 100th percentile of annual changes recorded since 2007-10-01.
ObservedUS Department of Defense contract obligationsUnited States2025-10-01
- US average retail electricity price (United States) rose 4.70% in 2026-06-01, an unusually large monthly move
US average retail electricity price for United States was 14.48 cents per kilowatthour in 2026-06-01, up 0.65 cents per kilowatthour (+4.70%) from 13.83 in 2026-05-01; that change ranks in the 99th percentile of monthly changes recorded since 1976-07-01.
ObservedUS average retail electricity priceUnited States2026-06-01
Biggest moves
Fell 6.5% in 2024, the largest drop on record.
3,954.95 kg per hectare in 2024 · -276.07 kg per hectare (-6.5%) · from 4,231.01 in 2023
observations 2945, 2946 · score 454
Rose 0.2% in 2026-10-01, the largest rise since 2026.
40,260,641,972,390 US dollars in 2026-10-01 · +88,816,871,050 US dollars (+0.2%) · from 40,171,825,101,340 in 2026-09-30
observations 411173, 411174 · score 518
Rose 6.0% in 2025, the largest rise since 2022.
89.18 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs in 2025 · +5.06 US dollars per hour, current prices and PPPs (+6.0%) · from 84.12 in 2024
observations 391719, 391720 · score 489
Fell 30.7% in 2026-08-01, the largest drop since 2026.
1,292.9 MW in 2026-08-01 · -574 MW (-30.7%) · from 1,866.9 in 2026-07-01
observations 410672, 410671 · score 417
Rose 2.1% in 2026-08-01, the largest rise since 2026.
321.15 index 1982-1984=100 in 2026-08-01 · +6.6 index 1982-1984=100 (+2.1%) · from 314.55 in 2026-07-01
observations 409142, 239965 · score 410
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By 2024 in World, with 1990 = 100, population at 153.63 and CO2 per person at 113.14.Derived
What to watch
- The next US generation capacity additions, battery storage observation (2026-09-01): a change no larger than the median monthly change of 0 MW, or a move back the other way, would mean the latest change has normalised. - Natural gas futures: managed-money net position, currently -132,799 contracts in 2026-09-29: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - US generation capacity additions, currently 2,849.2 MW in 2026-08-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - US generation capacity additions, solar, currently 1,292.9 MW in 2026-08-01: a move the other way lowers the breadth component. - Revisions: a revised 2026-08-01 value would arrive as a new observation row (t
New or refreshed data
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED economic data (API)359 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis BEA Data API66 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- U.S. Energy Information Administration EIA Open Data API v234 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- U.S. Government USAspending API v225 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- Humanity Vector Humanity Vector documented derivations13 rows · 2 runs · 2026-10-05
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAOSTAT (bulk download service)12 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Fiscal Data API10 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC Commitments of Traders (public reporting API)6 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Public Data API v20 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook database (IMF Data SDMX 2.1 API)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- NASA NASA open data (api.nasa.gov and data.nasa.gov)0 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05
- NOAA NOAA NCEI access data service0 rows · 1 run · 2026-10-05