NATURAL GAS: NYMEX 12-MONTH ROLLING STRIP (NOV-OCT) In September, natural gas demand fell sharply in all sectors, from residential and commercial to industrial. This is likely due to mild weather throughout the country and no actual heat demand until this last week. Below average temps are moving across the country, so look for higher heating…
ALL ABOUT THE NATURAL GAS MARKET: NATURAL GAS: HIGH DEMAND The higher gas demand is coming from three places. The gas price in 2023 and 2024 has begun to dip just a bit (though it did go up last week), but further out, we are seeing pricing trend upwards in 2026, 2027, and 2028. This…
Why do changes in retail natural gas prices lag in wholesale natural gas prices? Mainly due to the nature of utility regulation. So far this year, monthly average natural gas wholesale spot prices at the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub have generally declined. Still, these relatively low prices have not immediately translated into lower retail prices…
EIA: U.S. ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY SOURCE 2018-2024 If you look at the sources of electricity supply, natural gas, coal, and nuclear may have a clear lead, but if you add wind and solar together and then break them down ‘other‘ you find out that renewables are probably in second place as other also accounts for…
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WEATHER: 6-10 DAY AND 8-14 DAY OUTLOOK The intense heat we have seen in the South and up through the Plains States will ease up in the next 10-16 days, with more normal temperatures forecast. This cooler forecast may account for the eleven-cent drop in prompt month gas pricing on the Henry Hub NYMEX over…
The latest TPI Market Snapshot shares PJM Grid Peak Demand Alerts and the latest energy headlines and market conditions. Peak Demand Days Expected This Week There is a High Threat of setting one of the five highest peak demand days today (Monday, August 21). Today’s forecasted peak demand is 139,415 MW during hour ending 18.…
Natural Gas: EIA WEEKLY NATURAL GAS STORAGE REPORT Keep an eye on the gas storage report. While we still have a surplus of natural gas compared to the five-year average, especially last year, the recent injections have been smaller than in the past, and the surplus is shrinking. This is a sign that demand continues…