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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Starting in late 2016, the regulators in Connecticut (CT-PURA) have been discussing the growing market for renewable or “green” energy products. As part of that investigation, conducted under Docket 16-12-29, it was decided that what qualifies as green energy and how it is marketed needed to change. What did they find? Regulators found that most […]
Feed-in Tariff Component of U.K. Electricity Bills Set to Increase in the Coming Months One of the non-commodity components of U.K. electricity bills is set to increase in the coming months. The Feed-in Tariff or FiT charge relates to funding for renewable energy sources across the country and those associated with solar programs are likely […]
The introduction of a new and more stringent U.K. Emissions Trading Scheme has the potential to boost electricity prices in
the U.K. in the coming years.
Reduced drilling activity and capital expenditures (CAPEX) cuts by oil and natural gas producers present a strong risk of higher natural gas and, subsequently, electricity prices in the coming years. In 2020, mild winter weather and record natural gas production levels have dragged natural gas prices to 25-year lows. Also, oil prices have collapsed to […]
In May 2019, the New York City Council enacted ambitious climate legislation to help the city achieve its goal of reducing carbon emissions 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050. Included in this package was Local Law 97, which aims to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase energy efficiency for buildings in NYC. It […]
ERCOT projects reserve margins to be 10-18% over the next five years with the improvement between Summer 2020 and Summer 2021 primarily attributed to the near 5,000 MW of solar capacity and 700 MW of new wind capacity expected to come online.
Many electricity markets follow natural gas markets as the majority of the generation is fueled by natural gas, and those gas generators set the price of power as often as 80% of the time. However, as energy markets evolve, this historically tight correlation has broken in some regions, namely ERCOT.
The 2019 ERCOT 4CP Season, which ended on the last day of September, witnessed new monthly records for August and September with the August peak representing a new record demand in ERCOT.
Maryland has joined the growing list of states with strengthened renewable generation standards for the next decade after Governor Hogan allowed SB 516 to pass without his signature in May 2019. The bill requires the state to procure 50% of its energy from renewable resources, including a 14.5% solar carve-out requirement, and mandate 1,200 MW […]
CenterPoint Energy On April 5th, CenterPoint Energy filed an electric delivery rate increase request with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) of Texas. The requested adjustments would address a higher equity ratio and higher cost of equity for CenterPoint Houston, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 that has significantly reduced the company’s cash flow. […]
