In 2021, 26% of eligible U.S. customers participated in their state’s retail choice program, or 13.2 million U.S. residential electric customers, based on EIA’s Annual Electric Power Industry Report data. The participation rate in U.S. residential retail choice programs remained relatively unchanged from 2019 to 2021, following several years of modest growth. In states with…
Weather: FORECAST CALLS FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPS, BUT THE NORMAL TEMP IS WARMER Several cold weather systems will sweep the US early this week, bringing a strong demand for natural gas. Temperatures will warm later in the week, easing demand, but colder-than-normal weather systems will return over most of the US for the weekend. HAVE…
The United States will likely need 47,300 GW miles of new transmission by 2035, a 57% increase compared to today’s transmission system under a moderate load growth-high clean energy growth scenario, according to a Department of Energy draft report. Read the complete details >>
WEATHER: NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MID-MARCH HAVE WE HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE NATURAL GAS MARKET? NATURAL GAS MARKET PRICES CREEP HIGHER DESPITE GOOD STORAGE NUMBERS. EIA: NATURAL GAS STORAGE REPORT Electricity: PJM BGE HUB FORWARD POWER PRICING Electricity: PJM AD HUB PRICING 2023 Electricity, which usually runs parallel to Natural Gas in market movement,…
FEBRUARY 2023: Electricity Insights After adjusting for inflation, costs for major U.S. utilities to produce electricity rose 6% in 2021 due to rising fuel costs. Electricity production costs declined for several years as natural gas prices fell and new low-cost renewable generators came online. However, the cost to deliver electricity across transmission and distribution lines…
Natural Gas Market Continues to Dominate Headlines! WEATHER: COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH GREAT PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST With the onset of Winter Storm Olive, the gas and electricity markets have slightly increased, with Natural Gas moving above $2.50. This will likely continue for the next few days unless the system moves north or breaks apart.…
The PJM’s proposed rule change will help ensure that load-serving entities are charged for capacity based on a reliability requirement that reflects actual reliability needs in a manner consistent with supply and demand fundamentals, FERC said in the 3-1 decision. The complete story b>>
They’ve become cheaper, more efficient, and don’t rely on materials from China: why a made-in-Ohio solar panel technology is poised to take off.
According to new federal data, Connecticut’s air quality suffers from fossil fuel emissions from ten other states, including Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. #data #quality #airquality #airqualitymonitoring
