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Power Plant Subsidies: Going Nuclear

June 13, 2017 | Jake Fells

Last month, BTU Analytics published an analysis of global energy consumption trends, highlighting that the United States is decarbonizing over time as consumption trends rotate away from coal and oil towards natural gas and renewables. For power generation, specifically,...
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Fossil Fuel Free California

April 4, 2017 | Andrew Bradford

The relentless push for a ‘fossil fuel free California’ continues and this year it is compliments of strong winter precipitation resulting in already strong hydro runs in combination with continued solar development resulting in lower gas deliveries this winter...
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Trump to Affect Coal-to-Gas Switching in 2017?

November 15, 2016 | Marissa Anderson

The implications of a Trump presidency are reverberating through the energy industry, with the new administration set to be decidedly more pro-fossil fuels than either the Obama administration or a Clinton administration would have been. One notable focus during...
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Natural Gas Consumption Declining as Prices Rise?

June 15, 2016 | Jason Slingsby

United States natural gas consumption in the power sector is influenced by many factors such as pricing, weather, population growth, and infrastructure development. In addition, different regions are subject to these factors at various levels of importance. Today, BTU Analytics...
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Atlantic Coast Pipeline: A Lifeline for the Southeast?

April 29, 2016 | BTU Analytics

In Tuesday’s Energy Market Commentary, BTU Analytics raised the question, which pipeline is the next to get cancelled or delayed? With both Northeast Energy Direct Pipeline (NED) and Constitution losing out to permitting battles and opposition forces, it is...
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Will Historical Assumptions Blindside the Power Burn Bulls?

April 5, 2016 | BTU Analytics

For years, fundamental analysts have forecast supply and demand by using historic trends to predict the future and ‘up and to the right’ was the name of the game. The power sector was a bright spot for demand forecasts...
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Midwest Power Plants Saved 2012 Gas Market Can They Save 2016?

December 16, 2015 | BTU Analytics

The US gas market is out of balance and the warm winter the US is experiencing isn’t helping. To soak up excess supply next summer, the US will need to see extensive amounts of coal-to-gas switching or producer shut-ins to...
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