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December Natural Gas Consumption Second Highest in 15 years: EIA

February 28, 2017

Residential and commercial power deliveries up >30% from last year In its Natural Gas Monthly released today, the EIA outlined U.S. natural gas production and consumption for December 2016. Natural gas production in December decreased slightly compared to November 2016, and represented a 3.7% decrease from production levels for December 2015. Consumption was the second highest in December in the last 15

Power Generators Getting a Lump of Coal this Christmas, says EIA

U.S. Electricity Generation Capacity Saw Largest Increase in 5 Years in 2016: EIA

February 28, 2017

Additions split between natural gas, wind, solar The EIA reported yesterday that the U.S. net electric generating capacity in 2016 increased by the largest amount since 2011. 27 gigawatts of generating capacity was added in 2016, the largest amount of added capacity since 2012. This addition offset the retirement of 12 GW of capacity, resulting in a net gain of

West’s Largest Coal Power Plant May Close Due To Inexpensive Natural Gas

February 9, 2017

From Forbes The largest coal power plant in the western United States, the Navajo Generating Station near Page, Arizona, may shut down soon due to low natural gas prices, the plant’s operators report. The struggles of the power plant illustrate the changing economics of power generation and new opportunities provided by affordable, low-emissions natural gas. According to the Salt River

EIA November NatGas a Mixed Bag

January 31, 2017

November electric power deliveries 2nd highest since EIA began tracking them In its Natural Gas Monthly released today, the EIA outlined U.S. natural gas production and consumption for November 2016. Natural gas production increased 2.2% over October 2016 levels, but represented a decrease of 3.1% from production levels for November 2015. Additionally, consumption for November was down to the lowest

GE Signs Deals to Power Up Iraq’s National Grid

January 30, 2017

From Albawaba Business GE has further strengthened its collaborations in Iraq to support the country’s power infrastructure, and to meet the growing need for electricity from people and industry. GE signed agreements that will add over 2 gigawatts (GW) of power, and secure the delivery of 1.75 GW of existing power to the national grid, to strengthen the nation’s power infrastructure.

Does Coal or Gas Win in 2017?

January 23, 2017

A boost for clean coal from the Trump administration, more expensive natural gas, or both – what’s coming coal’s way in 2017? A few minutes after President Trump’s inauguration last Friday, the White House posted a memo that outlined the new president’s intentions as to the direction his administration would take regarding energy policy. The new administration’s energy memo called for

FirstEnergy to Sell Natural Gas and Hydro Assets to LS Power Equity Partners for $925 Million

January 20, 2017

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell four competitive natural gas generating plants in Pennsylvania and its competitive portion of a Virginia hydroelectric power station to a subsidiary of LS Power Equity Partners III, LP, of New York. Under the terms of the agreement, the facilities would be purchased for approximately $925 million

EPA Drops Proposed Carbon Trading Rules Ahead of Trump Takeover

December 22, 2016

From Power Magazine The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abandoned an interagency review of draft model carbon trading rules that were issued alongside the final Clean Power Plan to make associated documents public before the Trump administration takes the reins at the agency. The agency proposed the model trading rules as components of state implementation plans that it would presumptively

New England Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity Increases for First Time in Six Years

December 7, 2016

Algonquin Incremental Market Project Brings Relief to Gas-Constrained New England Spectra Energy Corporation (ticker: SE) is nearing completion of the first two natural gas pipeline projects completed in New England since 2010. Ten natural gas pipeline projects have been completed or are expected to be completed before the end of 2016, adding an additional 5.9 Bcf/d of capacity according to

FERC Approves $5.2 billion Talen Energy-Riverstone Merger

October 21, 2016

Talen-Riverstone merger is awaiting NRC approval The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order approving the proposed merger of Talen Energy Corporation (ticker: TLN) with an affiliate of Riverstone Holdings LLC, a private equity firm. FERC said that the merger would not have a detrimental effect on competitive wholesale power markets but the agency did issue certain conditions. Under

Will Rising Gas Exports and Coal Prices Make Australia an LNG Importer?

October 19, 2016

Gas Demand Growing as Coal Prices and Exports Heat Up Henry Hub aside, the real hot commodity this summer has been coal, as spot prices for Australian thermal reached $100 per ton (ASD) in September for the first time since April, 2012. The country is the world’s second largest exporter of coal, behind Indonesia. This price spike has been spurred

Solar Generation Projects Require Abundant Acreage

October 17, 2016

18.5 Billion Solar Panels Could Power the U.S., but … To generate electricity from the sun, you need either to collect solar radiation and convert it with photovoltaic cells to DC power, then to AC with an inverter, or you need to concentrate the sunlight onto one central collector from acres of “mirrors” and let the combined, concentrated heat from the

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