| 1. Winter 2009-2010 Could Be Worst in 25 Years, Bastardi Says |
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from Power Market Today Jan 5, 2010
December blizzards in the Plains, Mid-Atlantic and New England and the current wave of icy air that has settled over much of the United States, particularly in the East as far south as Florida, are the precursors to what could be the worst winter in 25 years, according to AccuWeather.com Chief Long Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi.( more )
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| 2. Forecast: Colder-Than-Normal Months Ahead for Most of U.S. |
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from Power Market Today Dec 22, 2009
With portions of the Northeast still digging out from a weekend blizzard and another large winter storm looming over the Upper Midwest, Andover, MA-based WSI Corp. released a forecast on Monday -- the first official day of winter -- calling for temperatures across almost all of the country to average cooler than normal from January to March.( more )
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| 3. Power Demand Peaks as Consumers Shiver |
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from Power Market Today Jan 11, 2010
The arctic blast raking the nation felled a nearly three-year-old winter peak demand record in the Lone Star State Friday morning. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reported that demand hit 55,856 MW from 7 to 8 a.m. New records have also been recently set in New York and Florida.( more )
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| 4. Analysts: Regulation Could Spark Coal Capacity, Power Price Reset |
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from Power Market Today Feb 2, 2010
A raft of potential environmental regulations could have a substantial impact on power generators -- both regulated and non -- leading to the shutdown of thousands of megawatts of capacity and rationalizing a generation oversupply that currently plagues the market, analysts at Barclays Capital said in a research note Monday.( more )
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| 5. EIA Revises Projection for Gas in Power Generation |
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from Power Market Today Feb 11, 2010
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) in its Short-Term Energy Outlook for February said it doesn't expect the drop in natural gas' share of the electricity generation market to be as sharp at it anticipated last month .( more )
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| 6. Lawsuit Seeks to Un-Jam South Texas Nuclear Project |
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from Power Market Today Dec 28, 2009
Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA), a partnership of NRG Energy and Toshiba Corp., responded to a recent CPS Energy lawsuit related to the companies' proposed expansion of the South Texas Project (STP) nuclear power plant in Matagorda County, TX. The project is a 50-50 partnership of NINA and CPS Energy.( more )
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| 7. Power Demand's Climb Back Will Take Years, Say Analysts |
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from Power Market Today Feb 9, 2010
The economic recession and its aftermath have reset U.S. demand for electricity to 2004-2005 levels following an unprecedented two consecutive years of declines, and the comeback from that won't happen overnight, analysts at Barclays Capital said Monday in a research note.( more )
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| 8. California's Top Regulator Chides CEC, PG&E |
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from Power Market Today Mar 1, 2010
California's top utility regulator took a swipe at both the California Energy Commission (CEC) and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) during a meeting of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in San Francisco Thursday.( more )
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| 9. Energy Bill Said to Have Better Chance Than Climate Legislation |
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from Power Market Today Jan 20, 2010
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), who plans to retire from the Senate at the end of the year, Tuesday gave climate change legislation low odds of clearing the chamber in 2010 and said instead he believes the focus will be on the broad energy bill.( more )
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| 10. EIA Revises Projection for Gas Demand by Power Sector This Year |
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from Power Market Today Mar 10, 2010
The high demand for natural gas by the electric power sector in the first quarter has all but wiped out the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) prior projection that the sector would likely see a 1.3% year-over-year decline in gas demand. ( more )
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