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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Archive // Power
Trump to Affect Coal-to-Gas Switching in 2017?
November 15, 2016 |
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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Can Mexico Sustain Last Year’s Natural Gas Demand Growth?
March 24, 2016 |
On the demand side of the natural gas markets, US exports historically played a minor role compared to demand from the US power, industrial, and res/com sectors. However, since 2010 there has been a substantial increase in gas volumes delivered...
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Is Waha Prepared To Meet Mexican Power Demand?
August 4, 2015 |
Mexico is undergoing a strategic shift in its primary fuel source for power generation from fuel oil to natural gas. In order to meet its 2028 goals, the Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE) is developing significant infrastructure projects. For natural...
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A Look at State RPS – Power Demand a Zero Sum Game Follow Up
September 29, 2014 |
In our power demand post last week, we concluded wind and solar are growing at such a rate in the US that they could eat into 3.8 Bcf/d of natural gas fired power demand by 2020. Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are...
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Where do your Tesla’s BTUs Come From? A State-by-State Breakdown
September 9, 2014 |
A friend of mine recently told me his wife signed up to be on the waiting list for the new Tesla SUV. He said she wants to drive a car with less of an environmental impact, and that got me thinking...
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