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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 “The war on coal” might have just witnessed another battle in April as the latest “Electric Power Monthly” data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show total natural gas-fired electric generation in April surpassed coal-fired power generation for the first time in history. The June 25 report from the EIA showed 92,516 GWh was produced […]
A new study by Deloitte found that 55 percent of businesses say they now generate at least some portion of their electricity supply onsite — a big jump from last year. In 2014, 44 percent of businesses said they self-generate, and in 2013, 33 percent said they generated a portion of their electricity supply onsite. […]
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency acted “unreasonably” when it failed to consider costs before deciding to regulate mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act. The court’s 5-4 ruling did not void EPA’s authority to regulate the emissions but will require the agency to rewrite […]
Expanded retail-level demand response programs will take effect as soon as July 1 in targeted areas of upstate New York under measures approved by the New York Public Service Commission on Wednesday (14-E-0423). The PSC ordered the five distribution utilities outside of New York City to offer dynamic load management to customers. Payments would […]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on Lloyd’s List Intelligence, Global Trade Information Services, Eurostat, and trade press In early April this year, Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) reached a framework agreement to guide negotiations targeting a comprehensive agreement by June 30. The comprehensive agreement could […]
Since August, the Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy revolved around the auction of its prized asset, the Oncor power line company. Attorneys flew back and forth to Wilmington, Del., to argue in U.S. Bankruptcy Court over timing. Motions were filed; bids were expected to reach north of $18 billion. Now the former TXU Corp. is considering […]
EIA’s energy mapping system is a data-intensive visual reference tool that includes several map layers defining energy infrastructure components across the United States. Using this series of maps, viewers can see crude oil, petroleum, natural gas, or hydrocarbon gas liquid pipelines, terminals, and ports in their area, as well as high voltage electric transmission lines. The mapping […]
The rise of renewables in New England is keeping prices down in electricity markets, but at the same time driving up costs in the capacity market. According to the ISO, traditional generation sources are forced to price their capacity higher to offset a loss of revenue in the electricity markets because renewables — sans fuel costs — are […]
A modest number of consumers strategically reducing their demand for electricity in Texas on only five total days in 2012 and 2013 could have reduced power costs for all consumers in the state more than $200 million, according to an analysis completed by SPEER. SPEER evaluated the market price impact of an incremental amount of […]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Short-Term Energy OutlookEIA’s most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts that the amount of electricity generation fueled by natural gas in April and May will total just 3.5% less than the projected amount of coal-fired generation. This convergence has occurred only once before, in April 2012, when natural gas fueled just 1.5% less generation than […]
