Dear All,
FYI that the Energy Information Administration has a new FRN out that, among other provisions, proposes to discontinue Form EIA-63B, Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/28/2025-16450/agency-information-collection-proposed-extension#p-24.
I suspect the FRN led to this Bloomberg article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-28/key-us-energy-data-delayed-or-suspended-as-doge-staff-cuts-bite.
In late July, we posted the following to our monitoring page:
The Energy Information Administration will not publish its Working and Net Available Shell Storage Capacity report this year. In addition, the agency removed its Annual Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments report from its release schedule. The publication of several reports has also been delayed this year, including that of the Monthly Solar Photovoltaic Module Shipments report. Reuters reported in April that EIA would be losing up to 40% in staffing and the President's FY26 budget request proposes EIA's staffing level be 34% less than its FY24 level of 371. July 28 (Delays) [NB: Our May 6 update noted the likely cancellation of the 2025 biennial International Energy Outlook.]
Steve
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Steve Pierson
American Statistical Association
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