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Posts Tagged ‘Brent’

10-Year Energy Agreements Are Growing In Popularity Among Large Energy Users. Are They Here To Stay?

In the world of finance and procurement, some of the preferred buzzwords include “conservative,” “stable,” and “predictable.”  Because of the need to keep operational costs as low as possible, energy procurement presents a unique set of challenges to businesses that use a lot of energy.   To begin with, energy commodities are volatile – and electricity […]

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Two Innovative Ways to Reduce Energy Costs with Little Investment

When you think about ways to reduce your organization’s energy costs, two solutions typically come to mind.  One is that you can work to procure a lower rate for your electricity or natural gas supply.  The other is that you can put together an energy efficiency program designed to reduce the amount of energy you […]

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Market Monitor – Maryland RPS Increases

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 […]

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Market Monitor – Texas Rate Cases 2019

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. […]

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Market Monitor – U.K. Triads Winter 2018/2019

The U.K. natural gas markets went into winter with significant risks due to the lack of long term storage increasing the need to supplement with potentially volatile LNG imports. Electricity markets were further at risk due to increased intermittent renewable generation. Seasonal baseload electricity and NBP prices pushed up ~50% between April and September 2018 […]

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