Analysis & Forecasts
Americas
January 2018
With the US expecting one of its coldest winters on record this year, electricity demand between December 2017 and February 2018 is forecast to rise by 4% year on year, to an average of 10.78 TWh/d, according to the Energy Information Administration. Consumption in 2018 as a whole is projected to grow by 1.5% year on year, to an estimated average of 10.62 TWh/d.
Record-breaking winter temperatures across the United States sent electricity prices to new highs in late December and early January. This winter...