While the state has a mandate to have one-third of its electricity come from renewable energy resources by 2020, energy planners and providers alike are hoping milder weather prevails this summer in the face of prospects for perhaps a permanent shut down of one of the state’s two major nuclear generating plants.
2020
Articles from 2020
Efficiency Programs Seen as Trimming Gas, Power Use
Energy experts believe U.S. natural gas consumption will be 5-10% lower and electric power consumption will be 5-15% lower in 2020 than they would have been without energy efficiency programs, according to the results of a survey released Monday by The Brattle Group.
November 15, 2011
Canadian Hostility to Marcellus Gas Imports Rises
A potential market for growing gas supplies from the Marcellus Shale — Eastern Canada — could be in jeopardy as resistance to U.S. sourced gas grows among Canadian producers while Canadian landowners object to pipeline plans and a pipeline flow reversal project stumbles with regulators.
October 10, 2011
Vending to Shale Patch to Reach $50B in 2015, Study Says
The market for products and services to support companies plying shale gas basins in the United States will grow to about $50 billion annually in 2015 as development continues in the Marcellus, Haynesville, Fayetteville and other shale plays, according to a recent study.
September 22, 2011
Analysis: U.S. Gas Prices May Surpass $8 by 2020
U.S. natural gas prices are set to rise beyond current market expectations, climbing by about 50% between 2011 and 2020, or 4% per year, to surpass $8/MMBtu, according to a report by the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions.
September 19, 2011
U.S. Gas Prices to Surpass $8 by 2020, Says Analysis
U.S. natural gas prices are set to rise beyond current market expectations, climbing by about 50% between 2011 and 2020, or 4% per year, to surpass $8/MMBtu, according to a new report by the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions.
September 16, 2011
Chevron CEO: U.S. Shale to Transform ‘Energy Equation’
By 2020 exploration and development across the Marcellus Shale could generate more than $6 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue and employ up to 300,000 people across the region, according to Chevron Corp. CEO John Watson.
September 7, 2011
SDG&E Seeks OK for 450 MW of Gas-Fired Peaking
Anticipating more unevenness in its electricity mix in meeting California’s 33% renewable goal by 2020, Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) filed Monday for state regulatory approval of three new power purchase contracts covering up to nearly 450 MW collectively from separate natural gas-fired peaking projects.
May 25, 2011
California Governor Signs 33% Renewable Bill for 2020
A goal of having 33% of the state’s electricity come from renewable resources by 2020 was formally codified into California law by Gov. Jerry Brown Tuesday while he helped open a new solar equipment manufacturing site in the East San Francisco Bay area by Sun Power.
April 14, 2011
‘Triple A’ Argument for Gas Demand Growth, Says Shell Exec
Natural gas is well on its way to supplying 20% of global energy demand by 2020, a Royal Dutch Shell plc executive said last week.
March 28, 2011
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