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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Archive // Power
Burn in the Perm: Power Demand Surging in West Texas?
April 26, 2018 |
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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A Long Slow Decline of Nuke and Coal Power Generation
April 10, 2018 |
Last week, eyebrows were raised across the industry as First Energy’s competitive non-regulated generation unit filed bankruptcy sighting cost pressures and now is seeking government support for its nuclear and coal units. This move by First Energy opens the...
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Gas Demand in Command This Summer?
April 3, 2018 |
Even though it may not feel like it in the Northeast, spring is in full swing and summer is right around the corner. That means the flowers are blooming, my allergies are starting to act up, and the shift...
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Bitcoins to BTUs: Cryptocurrency Impacts on Natural Gas
January 3, 2018 |
Cryptocurrency (CC) mania has sprawled into our daily lives, consuming headlines, airtime, and social media feeds. Bitcoin leads the charge, with about 36% of the CC market according to one website (coinmarketcap.com). One of the more popular peripheral topics is...
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No Coal for Christmas: Wave of Shut-downs Coming in 2018?
December 18, 2017 |
With the holiday season in full swing and Christmas around the corner, naturally the mind turns toward coal. However, recent history for coal in power generation has been far from cheery. But instead of dwelling on the past, let’s...
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Power Plant Subsidies: Going Nuclear
June 13, 2017 |
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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