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Exploring energy markets and their impact on the economy

The Center for Energy and the Economy (CEE) produces academic research that expands and deepens our collective understanding of how developments in energy markets inform monetary policy. The Center, established in August 2025, serves as a platform to facilitate the dissemination of energy sector expertise throughout the Federal Reserve System and to the public.

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Research

Insights

Dallas Fed Economics

Even a modest data center boom could put upward pressure on retail electricity prices, impacting PCE inflation.

Southwest Economy

Texas economic output grew in 2025 but did so with near-zero job growth. The last time that happened was in 2002–03, when the state emerged from the dot-com bust into an extended jobless recovery.

Dallas Fed Energy Survey

Activity in the oil and gas sector edged lower in fourth quarter 2025, according to oil and gas executives responding to the Dallas Fed Energy Survey.

Events of related interest

Energy and the Economy: The Geography of Energy Flows

The tenth joint energy conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Kansas City will focus on the outlook for global energy markets as well as energy trade flows and developing domestic energy infrastructure. Participants include business leaders, central bankers, government officials, academics and financial market representatives.

Denver and virtual

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Center for Energy and the Economy