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Friday Jun 14, 2019 |
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When I was young, I don’t remember being asked this question. The scoop of ice cream I was handed was on a “cake” cone. At some point, I was given a choice: “cake” or “sugar”? (Why the former cone was called “cake”, rather than ...
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2019 |
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While nuclear subsidies continue to make headlines, power markets across the Northeast are still seeing retirements of nuclear generators. The latest in the string of retirements is the retirement at the Pilgrim nuclear facility that dropped off the grid with the commencement of June. This facility ...
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Tuesday Jun 11, 2019 |
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There has been a radical change in the Lower 48 natural gas balancing since the beginning of the injection season. The EIA storage inventory has moved from a 228 BCF deficit to now a 182 BCF surplus and we are not even half way through the injection season. That flip in storage inventory has ...
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Monday Jun 10, 2019 |
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Mother Nature has full control on how the energy markets play out as she can turn up the heat in the summer as well as blow arctic air down from the North to create what has been labeled as a 'Polar Vortex'. She can also flip things around and deliver below normal temperatures in the summer ...
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Friday Jun 7, 2019 |
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Energy markets are full of duplicative or confusing names, or at least in the west they are. For example, the transmission line connecting the Pacific Northwest to Northern California is called variously: Paci, the AC intertie, Path 65, COI, Malin500, among other names. While all of these names ...
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Thursday Jun 6, 2019 |
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The state of Ohio is now considering adding legislation that will subsidize the nuclear fleet which would go into effect in 2021. Four nuclear subsidies are already in place in Illinois, Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey with a fifth currently being considered in Pennsylvania. These subsidies ...
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Wednesday Jun 5, 2019 |
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Cameron LNG announced their first commissioning project one week ago with sendouts at the facility moving up from zero to .5 BCF per day. the site even got a visit from President Trump. The liquefaction demand did not last long. Prior to the start of June the facility has dropped its activity back ...
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Tuesday Jun 4, 2019 |
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It is coming up to almost nine months to the day that the Enbridge Pipeline explosion occurred up in British Columbia. On that nice fall day back in October 2018, the market was humming along when all of a sudden a big ball of fire rose up from the ground and the natural gas grid popped into ...
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Monday Jun 3, 2019 |
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Heading into last summer, ERCOT's implied heat rates were beyond levels needed for every natural gas to be running as the grid was exposed to the coal retirements seen to start the year (January 2018). As it turned out, all hands were on deck as the grid was able to keep the lights on without ...
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Friday May 31, 2019 |
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State legislators in the Western United States have been busy in recent months. The following legislation has passed in 2019[1]:
SB 358 – Nevada RPS: Current RPS set at 25%. Increases RPS to 50% by 2030. Requires 100% carbon free by 2050. (Signed into law on Earth Day)
SB 489 – New ...
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