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Tuesday Sep 25, 2018 |
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We have seen an unbelievable jump in Alberta natural gas demand this year. The expansion of oil sands operations as well as a big shift in the provincial generation dispatch from coal to natural gas has pushed the consumption up by 1 BCF per day compared to similar conditions last year. That is a ...
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Monday Sep 24, 2018 |
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At this time last week, the Carolinas were getting ravished as Tropical Storm Florence was 48 to 72 hours into making landfall. The onslaught of such a storm created massive flooding in many areas including the path of several nuclear facilities. As a result, we walked in last Monday ...
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Friday Sep 21, 2018 |
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Renewable transactions can take many forms. Virtually all transactions involve the conveyance of RECs – after all, that’s what makes a transaction “renewable.” Common transactions include a physical transaction with bundled RECs, fixed price REC deals, and floating price REC ...
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Thursday Sep 20, 2018 |
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The 7th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld the Illinois Zero Emission Credit program last Thursday allowing the nuclear subsidy to remain in place. The Zero Emission Credit (ZEC) was passed in 2016 and effectively subsidized nuclear facilities in Illinois. The credit allowed uneconomic nuclear units to ...
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Wednesday Sep 19, 2018 |
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As we worked our way through the 'Dog Days of Summer' months, SoCal Gas was busy putting gas in the ground at Aliso Canyon. In fact, there were times that price did not seem to matter as the daily injections were massive despite the fact that the bilateral cash price at SoCal Citygate ...
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Tuesday Sep 18, 2018 |
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The outages and maintenance items that have riddled the NGTL system have been going on through much of the summer. The system has had delivery and receipt issues for the better part of the past five months. The big drop in AECO cash prices has been a product of those capacity problems which has ...
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Monday Sep 17, 2018 |
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As we hit the midway point of September, the 2017-2018 Pacific Northwest water year is slowly coming to an end. We thought it would be a good time to take a look back at what this year had to offer as well as what lies ahead for the 2018-2019 water year. Before we dive into the ...
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Friday Sep 14, 2018 |
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The most interesting part of economics for me is shining light on subtle and sometimes unintended-second order effects of a change in policy or incentive structure. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 dramatically lowered corporate tax rates with the highest rates dropping from 35% to 21%. A ...
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Thursday Sep 13, 2018 |
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Summer is finally making its way out the door with temperatures dropping below the 90 degree mark in many parts of the country. While parts of the Midwest and Northeast continue to have above average temperatures, normals are moving into a more comfortable range. As load declines, maintenance ...
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Wednesday Sep 12, 2018 |
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A couple of years ago, my wife got tickets for the James Taylor/Carol King concert in the Moda Center, here in Portland. I was not sure what to expect as it was not Country music and the start time was after my bedtime since I get up at 3:15 am to start my writing for the day. As we ...
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