Who is EIA

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• Who is EIA?
• Independent statistical/analytical agency.
• The leader in providing high-quality,
  policy-independent energy information for
  Government, industry and the public.
  
• Promotes sound policy making, efficient markets,
  and public understanding.
  
• What does EIA Do?
• EIA evaluates proposed energy policy options.
• Maintains a comprehensive energy database.
• Maintains the National Energy Modeling System for
  midterm energy markets analysis and forecasting.
  
• Maintains the Short-Term Integrated Forecasting
  System for near-term energy market analysis and
  forecasting.
  
• Disseminates energy data and analyses for a wide
  variety of customers.
  
• Conducts customer forums and surveys to maintain
  an up-to-date energy information and analytical
  services.
  
• Responds to inquiries for energy information and
  analyses.

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• Who are EIAs customers?
• Public policy makers in Congress, the
  Administration, and DOE
  
• Federal Government Agencies, State and local
  governments
  
• The energy industry
• Educational institutions
• News media
• The public
• In support of the DOEs Energy Resources
  Performance Goals
  
• EIA will provide national and international
  energy data, analysis, information and forecasts
  to meet the needs of the energy decision-makers
  and the public in order to promote sound
  policymaking, efficient energy markets and public
  understanding.

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• EIAs Current Priorities Activities
• The volatility in energy markets, the
  deregulation of energy industries, and
  environmental issues, are placing high demands on
  EIA for information and analyses.
• Congress is increasingly asking for EIA testimony
  and analyses. For example, in 2001, EIA
  testified at 15 hearings.
  
• Administration and Congress are asking EIA for
  special analyses and briefings on the energy
  situation, and short- and mid-term forecasts of
  the future.
• Congress has asked EIA to analyze several issues
  of interest (e.g., low sulfur diesel regulations,
  and limits on multiple-emissions from electric
  power plants).
• EIA is being asked to analyze legislative
  proposals in Congress.
  
• In response to the events of September 2001, EIA
  is producing the Energy Situation Analysis Report
  (ESAR) twice weekly.
  
• EIA will be operating the Weekly Natural Gas
  Underground Storage Survey beginning in May 2002
  survey discontinued by the American Gas
  Association.

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• EIAs Priorities Initiatives
• Maintain data quality during period of high
  energy interest, and provide timely energy
  information and analyses.
  
• Redesign surveys to reflect restructured
  industries, demographic changes, new fuel
  standards, and update aging data systems
  (resulting from restructuring of energy markets
  including unbundling of services, sell-off of
  operating capacity to non-utilities, new and
  changing market participants, and retail
  competition).
• Address increased complexity in data collection
  due to restructured energy industries.
  
• Address known data quality issues in current
  surveys.

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• EIAs FY 2003 Plan
• Continue the weekly collection of Natural Gas
  Storage data.
  
• Continue the redesign of the natural gas and
  electricity surveys, and their respective
  processing systems.
  
• Address petroleum data quality issues related to
  industry mergers and consolidations, and the
  Clean Air Act Tier II implementation.
  
• Continue the update of 20-year old residential
  and commercial building energy consumption
  surveys based on the 2000 census, with focus on
  the digital economy.
• Continue long-term strategy for EIAs website to
  serve as the primary means of energy data
  dissemination, improving the timely release of
  information.