PJM Interconnection LLC and its members are prepared to meet the forecasted winter electricity demand across 13 states and the District of Columbia, according to a Nov. 7 press release. The nation’s largest grid operator forecasts peak demand at around 134,000 megawatts this winter compared to the grid operator’s all-time winter peak of 143,434 megawatts, which…
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has approved annual changes to the fixed cost adjustment for Avista natural gas customers, according to a Nov. 6 press release. According to the company, an average residential natural gas customer using 61 therms per month will see their monthly bills increase from $45.67 to $46.72, an increase of $1.05…
The amount of natural gas held in storage in 2019 went from a relatively low value of 1,155 billion cubic feet at the beginning of April to 3,724 billion cubic feet at the end of October because of near-record injection activity during the natural gas injection, or refill, season, which goes from April 1 to…