Real-time and day-ahead wholesale energy prices in PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator serving 60+ million customers in 13 states and the District of Columbia, fell by more than a third in the first half of 2016 compared to the first half of 2015 according to a recent report from […]
Wholesale Energy Prices Down Dramatically in PJM Read More »
For the first time ever, the rolling 12-month total of natural gas-fired power generation in the United States ending in January 2016 was higher than the rolling total for coal-fired generation. According to reports from the U.S. Energy Information Agency, this was not a one-month anomaly: the running 12-month totals for
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With the recent approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of a landmark power purchase agreement (PPA) between the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) and SolarCity Corporation, construction is expected to begin soon on what the parties believe will be the world’s first dispatchable utility-scale solar array. Rather than providing power
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On March 7, I wrote about the high quantity of natural gas in storage this winter. Because natural gas is the fuel most prevalently used to generate electricity in most parts of the country, an increase in stored natural gas is likely due, at least in large part, to a decrease in withdrawals
Electricity Use Falls, Prices Follow Read More »
This week in the Wall Street Journal, Jack Nicas writes about admission tickets to the Indianapolis Zoo ranging in price from $8 to $30 per person based on advance sales and expected demand. Like airlines and hotels, more and more businesses are varying their prices by the day, hour, or
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