The Energy Information Administration expects solar generation to jump 17% this year and an additional 23% in 2027 EIA’s latest forecast anticipates the U.S. will generate a total of 341 billion kWh of solar this year and 418 billion kWh in 2027, up from 291 billion kWh in 2025. Growing demand will be met mainly by solar: EIA | Utility Dive
| Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update – U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) | |||||
| 11/17/25 | 11/24/25 | 12/01/25 | week ago | year ago | |
| U.S. | 3.062 | 3.061 | 2.985 | -0.076 | -0.049 |
| East Coast | 2.953 | 2.985 | 2.931 | -0.054 | -0.058 |
| New England | 2.980 | 2.996 | 2.971 | -0.025 | -0.041 |
| Central Atlantic | 3.131 | 3.122 | 3.086 | -0.036 | -0.034 |
| Lower Atlantic | 2.834 | 2.896 | 2.824 | -0.072 | -0.076 |
| Midwest | 2.907 | 2.858 | 2.740 | -0.118 | -0.162 |
| Gulf Coast | 2.600 | 2.643 | 2.551 | -0.092 | -0.030 |
| Rocky Mountain | 2.949 | 2.872 | 2.783 | -0.089 | -0.004 |
| West Coast | 4.120 | 4.070 | 4.031 | -0.039 | 0.168 |
| West Coast less California | 3.746 | 3.702 | 3.672 | -0.030 | 0.151 |
US power consumption is expected to reach record highs in 2025 and 2026, according to the Energy Information Administration, driven by data centers for AI and cryptocurrency and increased electrification in homes and businesses. The EIA projects a decrease in natural gas’s share of power generation from 42% in 2024 to 40% in 2025 and 2026, while renewables are expected to rise from 23% to 26% over the same period. US power use to reach record highs in 2025 and 2026, EIA says | Reuters
The Statue of Liberty was made with copper but due to oxidation, it turned green.
When the “Lady in the Harbor” first arrived in New York in 1886, she didn’t look like the mint-green icon we know today. In fact, for the first twenty years of her life, she stood as a towering, metallic beacon of reddish-gold. Designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and engineered by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the statue was a gift from France to America. To build her, Bartholdi chose copper for three practical reasons:
When she was unveiled on October 28, 1886, her skin—made of 300 copper sheets roughly the thickness of two pennies—shone with a bright, metallic brown luster. The transformation from “penny-colored” to “patina-green” wasn’t planned. Bartholdi actually expected the statue to age into a deeper, darker red. However, the unique environment of New York Harbor—a mix of salt air, moisture, and industrial pollution—triggered a process called oxidation.
The Timeline of Change:
While we now view the green color as iconic, it actually serves a vital structural purpose. The layer of verdigris (the green patina) acts as a protective shield. It seals the copper underneath, preventing the metal from further corrosion and weathering. By the time the color fully changed, a new generation of immigrants had arrived in America seeing a green statue.
