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Energy: power, oil and gas. China and the US side by side, the power plants US businesses run on their own sites, oil and gas pipelines and LNG terminals worldwide, and how full gas and oil storage is in the US and Europe. Checked for new figures every day.
China and the US.
China made 2.2 times as much electricity as the US in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up from 0.4 times in 2001.
Electricity generated: China 9,944 TWh (as of 2026-08); US 4,496 TWh (as of 2026-08). China is 2.2× the US. China +3.6% against the same 12 months a year before. US +2.7% against the same 12 months a year before. China counts large plants only (enterprises above designated size), about 6% below its whole-country total.
Electricity used: China 9,854 TWh (as of 2024); US 3,975 TWh (as of 2024). China is 2.5× the US. China +6.8% against the year before. US +2.6% against the year before. Both figures are calendar year 2024, not the trailing 12 months in the generation chart. US: sold to end users.
Share from fuel-burning plants: China 63.7% (as of 2026-08); US 57.1% (as of 2026-08). Difference: +6.6 points. China −2.1 points against the same 12 months a year before. US −1.4 points against the same 12 months a year before. China: coal, gas and biomass. US: fossil fuels.
Share from wind and solar: China 17.5% (as of 2026-08); US 18.4% (as of 2026-08). Difference: −0.9 points. China +1.2 points against the same 12 months a year before. US +1.6 points against the same 12 months a year before. Both count large plants only; rooftop solar is left out.
Coal mined: China 4,759 million tonnes (as of 2024); US 465 million tonnes (as of 2024). China is 10.2× the US. China +2.2% against the year before. US −11.3% against the year before. Calendar years: the US publishes coal output once a year.
Crude oil produced: China 4.36 million barrels a day (as of 2026-07); US 13.82 million barrels a day (as of 2026-07). The US is 3.2× China. China +1.2% against the same 12 months a year before. US +2.5% against the same 12 months a year before. China reports tonnes, set here at 7.33 barrels a tonne.
Natural gas produced: China 264 bcm (as of 2026-07); US 1,140 bcm (as of 2026-07). The US is 4.3× China. China +3.4% against the same 12 months a year before. US +4.7% against the same 12 months a year before.
Solar capacity: China 1,299 GW (as of 2026-08); US 169 GW (as of 2026-08). China is 7.7× the US. China +0.7% against the time before. US +0.8% against the time before. China includes rooftop systems; the US figure is plants of 1 MW or more.
Wind capacity: China 693 GW (as of 2026-08); US 167 GW (as of 2026-08). China is 4.2× the US. China +0.4% against the time before. US +0.3% against the time before.
Storage added this year: China 35.3 GW (as of 2026-09); US 10.84 GW (as of 2026-08). China: new-type storage. US: batteries. Each from January to the month shown.
Electricity used by computing centres, China: the index stood at 300.9 (2022 = 100) as of 2026-08. The US publishes no national figure to set beside it.
1,111 plants that businesses and factories own and run, with 33.2 GW of generators of 1 MW or more, in the U.S. Energy Information Administration's records for Aug 2026. Smaller systems, such as most rooftop solar, are not in these records.
Natural gas: 474 plants, 20 GW.
Solar: 260 plants, 1.5 GW.
Biomass and waste: 175 plants, 7 GW.
Coal and oil: 58 plants, 1.8 GW.
Other: 144 plants, 2.8 GW.
Largest in operation.
Plaquemine Cogeneration Plant, LA: 1.08 GW, Natural gas.
Formosa Utility Venture Ltd, TX: 933 MW, Natural gas.
Taft Cogeneration Facility, LA: 894 MW, Natural gas.
ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, TX: 678 MW, Natural gas.
Green Power 2, TX: 611 MW, Natural gas.
Sabine River Operations, TX: 595 MW, Natural gas.
Ingleside Cogeneration, TX: 517 MW, Natural gas.
RS Cogen, LA: 493 MW, Natural gas.
Parliament Solar, TX: 480 MW, Solar.
Louisiana 1, LA: 451 MW, Natural gas.
Freeport Energy, TX: 419 MW, Natural gas.
Watson Cogeneration, CA: 405 MW, Natural gas.
ExxonMobil Baytown Turbine, TX: 382 MW, Natural gas.
Houston Chemical Complex Battleground, TX: 381 MW, Natural gas.
PPG Powerhouse C, LA: 358 MW, Natural gas.
63 pipelines and LNG terminals worldwide are listed as idled or mothballed: not running, but not retired. Source: Global Energy Monitor. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker release 2025-11; Global Oil Infrastructure Tracker release 2026-06. As of 2026-10-12T14:09:20+00:00.
Iraqi Pipeline in Saudi Arabia (IPSA), Iraq, Saudi Arabia: mothballed, capacity 1.65 million barrels a day.
Oil Pumping Station Sutorminskaya-Oil Pumping Station Kholmogory Oil Pipeline, Russia: mothballed, capacity 502,000 barrels a day.
South European Oil Pipeline, France, Switzerland, Germany: mothballed, capacity 450,000 barrels a day.
Kirkuk—Tripoli Oil Pipeline, Iraq, Lebanon: mothballed, capacity 421,000 barrels a day.
Marib-Ras Isa Oil Pipeline, Yemen: mothballed, capacity 400,000 barrels a day.
All tracked pipelines and LNG terminals.
Out of service: 42 pipelines, 21 LNG terminals.
Operating: 2,724 pipelines, 259 LNG terminals.
Under construction: 177 pipelines, 76 LNG terminals.
Proposed: 348 pipelines, 225 LNG terminals.
Retired: 46 pipelines, 13 LNG terminals.
United States natural gas against the five-year average, week ending 16 Oct 2026.
East working gas: 900 billion cubic feet in the week ending 16 Oct 2026. +2.7% above the five-year average of 876 billion cubic feet. +0.3% above a year ago (897 billion cubic feet).
Midwest working gas: 1,065 billion cubic feet in the week ending 16 Oct 2026. +2.0% above the five-year average of 1,044 billion cubic feet. +0.9% above a year ago (1,056 billion cubic feet).
Mountain working gas: 257 billion cubic feet in the week ending 16 Oct 2026. +4.5% above the five-year average of 246 billion cubic feet. −8.9% below a year ago (282 billion cubic feet).
Pacific working gas: 297 billion cubic feet in the week ending 16 Oct 2026. +6.5% above the five-year average of 279 billion cubic feet. −4.2% below a year ago (310 billion cubic feet).
South Central working gas: 1,125 billion cubic feet in the week ending 16 Oct 2026. −3.4% below the five-year average of 1,165 billion cubic feet. −10.0% below a year ago (1,250 billion cubic feet).
United States oil and fuels against a year ago, week ending 16 Oct 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Commercial crude oil: 412.5 million barrels now. −2.4% below a year ago (422.8 million barrels).
Strategic Petroleum Reserve: 282.7 million barrels now. −30.8% below a year ago (408.6 million barrels).
Gasoline: 205.3 million barrels now. −5.2% below a year ago (216.7 million barrels).
Jet fuel: 42.6 million barrels now. −0.8% below a year ago (42.9 million barrels).
Diesel and heating oil: 104.3 million barrels now. −9.7% below a year ago (115.6 million barrels).
Propane: 105.8 million barrels now. +2.6% above a year ago (103.2 million barrels).
Europe natural gas against a year ago, 24 Oct 2026. Source: GIE AGSI+.
Austria: 68.4 TWh now and 84.7 TWh a year ago (−19.3% below a year ago). Storage is 67.2% full, against 84% then.
Belgium: 5 TWh now and 8.2 TWh a year ago (−38.4% below a year ago). Storage is 66.1% full, against 91% then.
Bulgaria: 5.9 TWh now and 5.9 TWh a year ago (−0.3% below a year ago). Storage is 83.5% full, against 83.9% then.
Croatia: 3.9 TWh now and 2.8 TWh a year ago (+41.2% above a year ago). Storage is 82.4% full, against 58.3% then.
Czech Republic: 35.1 TWh now and 42.9 TWh a year ago (−18.3% below a year ago). Storage is 77.4% full, against 91.2% then.
Denmark: 7.3 TWh now and 5.9 TWh a year ago (+24.2% above a year ago). Storage is 85.4% full, against 60.3% then.
France: 108 TWh now and 116.6 TWh a year ago (−7.4% below a year ago). Storage is 87.2% full, against 92.7% then.
Germany: 152.1 TWh now and 189 TWh a year ago (−19.5% below a year ago). Storage is 61.5% full, against 75.3% then.
Hungary: 52.8 TWh now and 47.8 TWh a year ago (+10.5% above a year ago). Storage is 77.5% full, against 70.3% then.
Italy: 183.1 TWh now and 191.6 TWh a year ago (−4.4% below a year ago). Storage is 90% full, against 94.4% then.
Latvia: 12 TWh now and 14.5 TWh a year ago (−16.7% below a year ago). Storage is 49.3% full, against 58.2% then.
Netherlands: 94 TWh now and 104.5 TWh a year ago (−10.1% below a year ago). Storage is 65.2% full, against 72.4% then.
Poland: 36.5 TWh now and 36.6 TWh a year ago (−0.1% below a year ago). Storage is 99.1% full, against 100.7% then.
Portugal: 3.4 TWh now and 3.4 TWh a year ago (−0.7% below a year ago). Storage is 95.5% full, against 96.2% then.
Romania: 29.7 TWh now and 33.2 TWh a year ago (−10.4% below a year ago). Storage is 87.8% full, against 98% then.
Slovakia: 20.7 TWh now and 27.2 TWh a year ago (−24.0% below a year ago). Storage is 54.7% full, against 74.4% then.
Spain: 28.4 TWh now and 31.1 TWh a year ago (−8.6% below a year ago). Storage is 79.3% full, against 86.7% then.
Ukraine: 119.8 TWh now and 90.1 TWh a year ago (+33.0% above a year ago). Storage is 37.3% full, against 28.1% then.
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