As winter approaches, the energy industry in the United States closely monitors various factors that can influence natural gas pricing. One such factor that can significantly impact is the El Niño phenomenon. El Niño, characterized by the abnormal warming of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, can disrupt weather patterns worldwide. Understanding El…
NATURAL GAS DEMAND WITH EXPORTS Even though we now have record natural gas production, we also have record demand for natural gas. When you add in the LNG exports, current demand is above 2022 and 2021 and higher than the five-year average and the five-year average range. Demand and exports have been higher this summer,…
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…
This summer was the Earth’s hottest on record, the World Meteorological Organization reports, with July and August marking the world’s hottest months. #climate #climatechange #globalwarming
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.…
Forecasters Are Predicting A Peak Demand Alert Across Grid This Afternoon! Based on current PJM load and weather forecasts, an annual peak day between 5 pm and 6 pm EDT could be established this afternoon. According to PJM, demand is forecasted to reach 139,560 MW. This number is among the highest predicted demand loads this…
This week’s Market Snapshot looks at the increase in temperatures across the US – and thus, electricity demand, in the next two weeks. Plus, the natural gas market has started to climb up. Don’t wait to act on your next natural gas contract! WEATHER: 6-10 DAY AND 8-14 DAY OUTLOOK With extreme heat moving eastward,…