Archive // natural gas demand

You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Battery

July 25, 2019 | Connor McLean

Last week, Berkeley and San Francisco made headlines as the California cities announced plans to ban new natural gas hookups as they work towards the state goal of 100% carbon-free energy by 2045. The new ordinances would require new...
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LNG Export Delays Strangling Natural Gas Prices

June 27, 2019 | Matthew Hoza

Once again US LNG exports have reached new highs. At this point all Wave 1 facilities have seen some amount of natural gas deliveries to their terminals, pushing total US LNG gas demand to just over 6 Bcf/d. That’s...
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South Texas Pricing To Strengthen Before New Pipelines Arrive

June 13, 2019 | Connor McLean

Last week, a joint venture project by MPLX, Whitewater Midstream, Stonepeak, and West Texas Gas announced a final investment decision to move forward with the Whistler Pipeline. The 2.0 Bcf/d pipeline will transport Permian gas to Agua Dulce with...
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Competition Ramps Up for Natural Gas Power Plants

June 6, 2019 | Matthew Hoza

Over the past few years, Marcellus and Utica production has not only spurred a spate of pipeline projects (and pipeline problems), but has also pushed growth in natural gas demand within the region. The poster child of this demand...
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A Bright Future for Solar in the Sunshine State?

May 3, 2019 | Hamp Smith

Back in March of 2019, Florida Power & Light (FP&L), a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, announced the largest planned battery installation in the world. The 409 MW/900 MWh battery addition will be located at Manatee County, Florida and operational...
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The US Shifts Smaller with Elba Island LNG

April 16, 2019 | Matthew Hoza

The LNG export revolution continues with the start of feed gas deliveries to Kinder Morgan’s Elba Island LNG, the smallest facility expected to begin operations in 2019. Elba Island LNG will only have capacity of about 350 MMcf/d following...
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Snowed In: 2019 Hydro Outlook

March 19, 2019 | Matthew Hoza

Understandably, many of the headlines this winter have reported on the historic cold temperatures seen in the Upper Midwest and blizzard-like conditions from the recent bomb cyclone. If you’re not an avid skier or snowboarder, something that might have...
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