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| Tuesday Nov 7, 2017 | |
| The California Public Utilities Commission has a difficult job. They are entrusted with being the arbiters between wants and needs in a highly politicized state often guided by emotion. Think of them as the lone parent in a sandbox full of three year old toddlers. Over the past ten years they have had the unenviable task of having to manage several energy reliability issues ... » read more | |
| Monday Nov 6, 2017 | |
| Tis the season for colder weather to show up over a weekend to give the natural gas market a little jump start (up $0.088 in pre-trading) as we enter the first full week of November. As you can see in the table below, the weather runs as of yesterday morning showed a big increase in HDDs in the 1-5 day period with the East/Midwest leading the charge. ... » read more | |
| Friday Nov 3, 2017 | |
| Earlier this year I read an article in the New York Times about the “Brooklyn Microgrid.” It is a peer-to-peer energy trading system built on blockchain. The claims are pretty strong – they aspire to build a microgrid with energy generation and storage components that could ... » read more | |
| Thursday Nov 2, 2017 | |
| Over the course of October, Algonquin saw several outages that impacted its capacity throughput at the likes of Stony Point and other compressors. For example, Figure 1 breaks down the monthly flows at key compressor points on the pipe. You can quickly see that each one's capacity is cut almost in half during the month of October with Stony Point leading the charge as ... » read more | |
| Wednesday Nov 1, 2017 | |
| Much like the collection of candy at the end of the night, the weather on Halloween is often a mixed bag. The onset fall the weather can dive massive weather variations from relatively pleasant evenings to wet and windy storms. Considering that some costumes can be very weather sensitive, the forecast for the 31st is likely one of the most viewed outlooks of the year. » read more | |
| Tuesday Oct 31, 2017 | |
| On October 26th (last Thursday), TETCO Pipeline filed a notice with FERC to start partial service on the Adair Southwest and Access South expansion projects. FERC is expected to approve the additional compression and capacity for the November 1 flow date. That will increase the total volume out of the Marcellus and Utica Basins by .52 BCF taking total flows down to the Gulf ... » read more | |
| Monday Oct 30, 2017 | |
| Prior to November coming off the board last Friday, there were 'bear' sightings when it came to the production component. In fact, the majority of them were sighted in LA and eastern part of TX, which is better known as the Haynesville region. Per an article released by EIA, the region is seeing its highest production levels since the end of 2013. » read more | |
| Friday Oct 27, 2017 | |
| This time of year usually leads with everyone wondering what Mother Nature has in store for the upcoming winter. Decades ago, there was no talk of global warming or the thought of shale production hitting regions closer to the winter demand centers, so all eyes were on the weather forecasts, both long term as well as the short term. Talk of where the season ... » read more | |
| Thursday Oct 26, 2017 | |
| I am not a big fan of umbrellas. Waterproof clothing appears to keep me drier, and I don’t have to hold that extra accessory while walking around. The worst thing is on those really windy days just tug at the umbrella and flip it inside-out. Might as well put it up. » read more | |
| Wednesday Oct 25, 2017 | |
| When the first pitch was thrown in the 2017 World Series last night the temperature in Los Angeles was 103 degrees Fahrenheit which crushed the previous world series record of 94 degrees set back 2001 when the Arizona Diamondbacks hosted the Yankees. The prime time match up will bring national attention to the substantial heat wave that has been pounding ... » read more | |