Category: Energy
The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) reported last week that the amount of natural gas in storage for the week ending February 26 exceeded the year-ago total by 46 percent, and the five year average by 36 percent. Despite a sustained fall in commodity prices (see table below), which should spur […]
Expect Continued Low Energy Prices With Record Natural Gas Storage Read More »
In October I wrote about the introduction of “Current, powered by GE,” the new venture launched by General Electric. Current seeks to use lighting infrastructure to connect the physical and digital worlds to reduce energy costs, enable intelligent environments, and optimize energy efficiency. One example of the company’s Intelligent Cities initiative
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Introduction PJM Interconnection, which is the largest grid operator in America and serves more than 61 million people throughout 13 states and the District of Columbia, this week released its annual Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP). The RTEP is an important document because it charts the path for how PJM
Vast Majority of Planned Capacity in PJM is Natural Gas, Wind, and Solar Read More »
Southern Company, one of the largest electricity producers in America with more than 46,000 MW of generating capacity and 4.4 million customers, and North Carolina-based PowerSecure International, Inc., a company specializing in distributed energy resources and related technology, last week announced approval of a definitive merger agreement through which Southern
With Cheniere Energy, Inc. beginning LNG exports from the U.S., The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that plentiful and cheap natural gas will help Europe replace coal with gas (thereby reducing GHG emissions), and increase energy security by lessening dependence on Russia, which currently supplies the bulk of natural
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