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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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Can Focus on Solar Displace Florida Coal?

May 20, 2019 | Connor McLean

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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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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Coal to Gas Switching 2019

February 28, 2019 | Katelyn Hesse

Despite a cold start to winter, natural gas prices have plummeted to $2.66/MMbtu in February. The rapid decline followed record breaking natural gas production and a warm December and January. As a result, coal to gas switching should be...
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The Great Renewables Divide

September 25, 2018 | Matthew Hoza

Coal-fired power generation is on the decline. Hard to argue with that. The EIA recently published an article pointing out that coal generation is still the most predominant form of generation in 18 states. While this is true, coal’s...
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Are Nuclear Plant Retirements Power Burn’s Last Hope?

May 21, 2018 | Matthew Hoza

The US went through two major waves of nuclear power plant construction: first in the mid-1970s after the Oil Embargo and then in the late 1980s. Since those two boom periods total nuclear operating capacity has reached 105 GW,...
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Burn in the Perm: Power Demand Surging in West Texas?

April 26, 2018 | BTU Analytics

As the Permian continues to grow and gas takeaway from the basin becomes more and more constrained, one possible source to soak up some of the new production could come from local gas fired power plants. While the overall...
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