Remind your teen driver that in states with graduated driver licensing (GDL), a violation of distracted-driving laws could mean a delayed or suspended license. Have everyone in the family sign the pledge to commit to distraction-free driving. Parents first have to lead by example - by never driving distracted - as well as have a talk with their young driver about distraction and all of the responsibilities that come with driving.
Teens can be the best messengers with their peers, so we encourage them to speak up when they see a friend driving while distracted, to have their friends sign a pledge to never drive distracted, to become involved in their local Students Against Destructive Decisions chapter, and to share messages on social media that remind their friends, family, and neighbors not to make the deadly choice to drive distracted. You can find more information in the detailed table of forecast changes.We can all play a part in the fight to save lives by ending distracted driving. electric power sector generation from coal (current forecast) (billion kilowatthours) electric power sector generation from natural gas (current forecast) (billion kilowatthours) retail diesel prices (current forecast) (dollars per gallon) The previous STEO forecast was released April 11.īrent spot average (current forecast) (dollars per barrel) The current STEO forecast was released May 9. This month’s Between the Lines articles discuss residential electricity bills and updates to our western hydropower forecast methodology. We periodically publish report and article supplements to the STEO to provide an in-depth analysis of special topics related to our forecasts. Regional summer gasoline prices range from near $3.00/gal on the Gulf Coast to about $4.30/gal on the West Coast. Retail gasoline prices in our forecast average around $3.40 per gallon (gal) during the summer 2023 driving season (April–September), a 20% decrease from the summer of 2022. However, because of more overall electricity generation compared with our April STEO, our forecast for coal-fired generation is slightly higher in 2023 than we forecast last month. We expect coal consumption in the electric power sector will fall by 13% in 2023 compared with last year due to several factors, including lower natural gas prices, more generation from renewable sources, and coal plant retirements. electricity generation during the summer. Compared with last month’s forecast, we have increased natural gas consumption for electricity generation by about 2% for 2023 and 3% for 2024 because of our methodology change which results in more CDDs, and in more U.S. natural gas consumption for electricity generation on record this summer (May–September), behind last year, and averaging about 38 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d).
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The shift will affect some series that use weather as an independent variable. The change will involve a one-time shift that will decrease our heating degree day (HDD) forcast in 2023 by 1% and in 2024 by 4%, and increase our cooling degree day (CDD) forecast by 8% in 2023 and by 12% in 2024. This methodology change will result in warmer forecast weather in the United States in both the winter and in the summer. Beginning with the May 2023 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), our STEO model will combine a 30-year trendline and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s forecast to create our weather forecasts.
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