Eight new combined cycle gas turbine, or CCGT, power facilities have become operational or will come online in the U.S. in 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The new power plants will generate an additional 7,775 megawatts of electricity, according to assessments made by the agency in its latest Monthly Electric Generator Inventory…....
The Nebraska Public Service Commission’s cold weather rule came into effect on Nov. 1, 2022 and is expected to run until Mar. 21,2023. The cold weather rule assists gas utility customers facing financial difficulties by giving them additional time to pay their bill. The rule prevents Black Hill Energy and NorthWestern Energy from stopping supply…...
Natural gas utilization in the electric power sector, the largest U.S. gas consumption sector, fell by 3 percent in 2021 and inverted four years of annual growth in the sector, according to an Oct. 31 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Despite the reduction in gas usage for the electric power sector, U.S. gas…...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Oct. 27 released the World Energy Outlook 2022, which covers a variety of topics which range from causes of the energy crisis, the roadmap to net zero emissions, energy security, and the outlook for demand. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine initiated the globe’s first energy crisis and has led to…...
The Michigan Public Service Commission on Oct. 27 authorised two orders implementing revised planning parameters and filing obligations for integrated resource plans, or IRPs, the long term proposals of regulated electric utilities for delivering power that are mandatory of the state’s regulated electric utilities. IRPs outline an electric utility’s long-term projections for certifying consistent service…...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff on Oct. 20 issued its 2022-2023 Winter Energy Market and Reliability Assessment, providing an outlook for energy markets and electric reliability in the upcoming winter (December 2022 till February 2023). Natural gas prices for the are expected to remain higher than recent years at major trading hubs across the…...
The New England region relies on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the winter to meet natural gas demand due to an inadequate gas pipeline network. The reliance on imports is increasingly fraught as the region competes in the global market where high and volatile prices pose supply risk and pricing uncertainty.
U.S. households that mainly use natural gas for heating are expected to pay on average $931 on heating during the winter period, which runs from October to March, according to an Oct. 17 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This is $206, or 28 percent, higher compared to the previous year. The price of…...
The New York Public Service Commission on Oct. 12 approved revisions to National Grid’s gas demand response programs to lower consumption during cold weather and peak usage periods during the impending winter heating season. The commission finalized plans for the utility’s downstate service territories for residential and business users, and to execute the same programs…...