Rystad Energy tracks 82 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) of flows from interstate pipelines in our North America Gas dashboard. We see an initial loss of about 2 Bcfd from the […]
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The POWER Interview: A Path Forward for Geothermal Energy
Among the companies working on advanced geothermal tech is Rodatherm Energy Corp., a privately held company with a primary focus on the Great Basin region in the Western U.S. The Utah-based company, […]
Why Oil Reacts Violently at “Random” Levels
The Illusion of Randomness in Oil Markets Anyone who trades crude oil futures has seen it happen. Price sells off hard into a round number, stalls, and then snaps violently higher. Or […]
Why Some Cold States Are Making It Cheaper to Run a Heat Pump
New discounts can make heat pumps go from a bad investment to a good idea. via NYT > Climate and Environment https://ift.tt/3IgL21B
The rise of permissionless DERs
Distributed batteries are having a big moment. On one hand, companies like Base Power and Tesla have leaned into large residential batteries that export power back to the grid, but need permits […]
Producers Rush to Hedge amid Exploding Natural Gas Prices
After the Henry Hub natural gas price for February doubled, oil-and-gas producers aggressively locked in hedges. Cold weather caused the largest one-week rally since at least 1990. Oil and gas producers leaned […]
America’s Power Bill Shock Is Just Getting Started
As Americans brave a brutal cold snap, households are facing higher heating bills this summer. According to a report released last week by the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), heating prices are expected […]
Ka-Ching! – Electric Utility Balance Sheets Threatened by Record Debt from AI-Driven Capex
Given the recent media focus on AI and the surge of data center construction, it comes as no surprise that the electric utility industry’s capital investment has risen to record highs. What […]
The costs of ‘invisible resiliency’ for utilities
In the hours before Winter Storm Fern touched down, hundreds of utility executives and service providers, among others, gathered in a Houston hotel. By the time the inaugural two-day Power Resilience Forum […]
Colombia Turns to LNG as Domestic Gas Runs Out
Colombia’s natural gas market is entering a period of sustained pressure as domestic production declines, new supply remains years away, and dependence on imported LNG deepens. The depletion of mature onshore fields, […]