Archive // renewables

Gas Demand in Command This Summer?

April 3, 2018 | Matthew Hoza

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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Through the Eyes of the EIA: The 2018 Annual Energy Outlook

February 12, 2018 | Matthew Hoza

This past week saw the EIA publish their most recent edition of its Annual Energy Outlook, which provides 30+ year projections across a wide range of sectors in the energy industry. With EIA data used as a foundation for...
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Gas Under Pressure: Renewables Take a Toll

June 27, 2017 | Matthew Hoza

The other day, while my wife and I were taking our dog for a walk in Denver, the pervasiveness of solar power hit me. On our short walk, we not only passed three cars belonging to three separate residential...
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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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How Many Batteries Does It Take to Kill a Duck (Curve)?

June 23, 2015 | Matthew Hoza

California blows all other states away when it comes to renewable energy. Its solar and wind generation account for 44% and 9% of the nation’s total generation, respectively. All that energy is great for making strides towards California’s goal...
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Taking the Wind out of Natural Gas Demand

April 10, 2015 | Matthew Hoza

The Midwest is one of the windiest regions in the US and electric utilities have been putting all that wind to work, generating an increasing amount of energy from wind turbines. With more electricity being generated from wind alongside stagnant...
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A Look at State RPS – Power Demand a Zero Sum Game Follow Up

September 29, 2014 | Andrew Bradford

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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