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Southern California power supply at risk this summer: FERC

A perfect storm is brewing in New England and California  The Aliso Canyon natural gas leak, unexpected lower generation capacity, and warmer than anticipated weather could threaten reliability and strain electricity grids.  One way to avoid high prices resulting from the increased demand is to sign up for Tradition Energy’s Coincident Peak Alert Notifications. Natural […]

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ERCOT Sets New April Demand Record

Peak demand records are being set already in ERCOT, and its only May!  Load up on the sunblock and get your peak demand management ready, it could be a long, hot summer… ERCOT last month set a new record for April peak demand, registering a high of 53,420 MW during the hour ending 5 p.m. […]

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Natural gas inventories end heating season above five-year average

Record storage levels in October 2016 and a relatively normal winter has left US natural gas storage levels above the 5-year average. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working natural gas in storage as of March 31, the traditional end of the heating season, totaled 2,051 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or […]

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Office buildings with data centers use significantly more electricity than other offices

Office buildings with data centers use substantially more electricity than other offices, which makes it extremely critical for property managers to access primary wholesale market intelligence when evaluating energy risk management strategies for procurement. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) Data from the most recent Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey […]

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Massachusetts Plan to Fund New Gas Lines Rejected by Court

The Supreme Court in MA has rejected a plan that would allow utilities to charge customers to help finance new natural gas pipelines.  The good news for customers is they will not be charged additional fees; the bad news is that customers are still susceptible to huge price spikes due to not enough natural gas […]

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