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Hurricane Joaquin may cause problems for East Coast energy infrastructure

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Energy Disruptions Hurricane Joaquin, which strengthened to a Category 4 storm on Thursday, is on track to move north along the East Coast this weekend, potentially bringing torrential rainfall and flooding to the region. To help analysts assess potential storm effects, EIA maintains an energy disruptions map that displays energy infrastructure and […]

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Morning Energy Blog – October 1, 2015

Equities and the Economy HOORAY! Finally a good day for equities. No, check that. A great day! Following big gains in Asia equities, U.S. stocks closed out Q3 hugely higher with the Dow gaining a hefty 236 points, 1.47%, closing at 16,285, the S&P 500 climbing 36, 1.91%, to 1,920 and the Nasdaq led all […]

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Morning Energy Blog – September 30, 2015

Equities and the Economy After getting unabashedly bludgeoned for 7 trading sessions healthcare stocks rebounded yesterday giving the S&P 500 its first gain in 6 days, although it was hardly something to write home to mom about. The S&P 500 gained a tiny 2 points closing at 1,884, the Dow did marginally better adding 47 […]

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Morning Energy Blog – September 29, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning. Not a good day folks. Not a good day at all. U.S. equities followed European stocks lower with the latter closing down between 2.12% and 2.76% while stocks here in the U.S. fell about the same. When the bloodletting was over the Dow lost 313 points, 1.92% closing at […]

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Morning Energy Blog – September 28, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning. Friday was a very mixed day for U.S. equities. The Dow ended the week on a positive note closing up 113 points, 0.7%, at 16,215, the S&P 500 closed just about unchanged, down 1 point, and the Nasdaq got hammered falling 1.03%, 48 points, ending at 4,686. The Dow […]

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Feds to Lease Land for NJ Offshore Wind

The federal government is lending a hand to the struggling wind energy sector by leasing almost 350 acres of the ocean floor off the New Jersey coast for turbines, according to NorthJersey.com. The plan is to auction two leases between Nov. 9-13. The seafloor at auction could potentially support turbines that generate 3,400 MW of electricity, […]

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Morning Energy Blog – September 25, 2015

Equities and the Economy Good morning. Make that the last 5 out of 6. I’m talking about the number of days U.S. stocks have traded lower. The Dow closed down 79 points, 0.48%, at 16,201, the S&P 500 fell 7, 0.34%, to 1,932 and the Nasdaq was off 18, 0.38%, ending at 4,734. My friends, […]

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Morning Energy Blog – September 24, 2015

Equities and the Economy A morning rally in U.S. equities fizzled out in the afternoon and stocks closed lower on the day with the Dow down 51 points to 16,280 and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both losing 4 points closing at 1,939 and 4,753, respectively. It could have been a much worse day for […]

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Energy Management Is a Key Corporate Strategy

Most companies consider energy management to be an essential aspect of corporate strategy, according to Deloitte’s 2015 resources study, published by the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions. The report is based on 600 online interviews with business decision-makers who are responsible for energy management practices at companies with more than 250 employees across all industries. […]

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