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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Archive // Natural Gas
BLM Leases Under Scrutiny in Colorado and Utah
June 4, 2019 |
Back in March, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had failed to follow its obligations under the National Environmental Policy Act by neglecting to quantify the potential greenhouse gas emissions associated...
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Can Focus on Solar Displace Florida Coal?
May 20, 2019 |
Earlier this month, BTU Analytics looked at the rise of natural gas in Florida at the expense of coal. Now, utilities are beginning the development of a new wave of infrastructure focused on solar and batteries. With coal generation...
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Mountain Valley Pipeline Taking a Cost Hike?
May 14, 2019 |
The past month has been eerily quiet for news on Mountain Valley Pipeline and Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Earnings season yielded only slight transparency into the progress on the two major pipeline projects out of the Northeast. First, EQM (NYSE:...
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Offshore Wind Development Competing with Natural Gas?
May 10, 2019 |
Offshore wind development continues to gain traction in the US. Currently, 51 projects are in various stages of development. The projects combine for 33,000 MW of capacity spread out across 13 states. Offshore wind’s attractiveness is driven by increased...
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A Bright Future for Solar in the Sunshine State?
May 3, 2019 |
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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Can Montney and Duvernay Slowdowns Boost AECO?
April 30, 2019 |
Natural gas prices at the AECO price point in Western Canada remained on a roller coaster in April. Outright prices at AECO spiked to $4.30/MMBtu at the beginning of March then plummeted $0.19/MMBtu on April 5th. Then price began...
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