Global energy demand is on track to grow by 50% over the next 20 years, and without mandatory actions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG), the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) flowing into the atmosphere from energy use could be 51% more in 2030 than it was in 2005, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported last week.
Actions
Articles from Actions
NAESB Committee Approves Standards for Index-Based Capacity Releases
Building on FERC’s recent actions to improve competition in the secondary market for pipeline capacity, the executive committee of the North American Energy Standards Board’s (NAESB) Wholesale Gas Quadrant voted out a protocol Wednesday for using the differentials between natural gas commodity price index points to price short-term released capacity.
EIA: Global Energy Demand to Jump 50% Over Two Decades
Global energy demand is on track to grow by 50% over the next 20 years, and without mandatory actions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG), the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) flowing into the atmosphere from energy use could be 51% more in 2030 than it was in 2005, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Wednesday.
BLM’s Wyoming Office Awaits Protests for Proposed Rawlins RMP
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for its revised Rawlins, WY, Resource Management Plan (RMP), outlining possible actions and their corresponding impacts for the millions of acres of natural gas-rich land in southern Wyoming. And now the agency is awaiting comments and the expected protests.
Energy Bill, Climate Change Topped Capitol Hill Agenda in ’07
Two of the most significant energy-related legislative actions to occur during 2007 came late in the year — congressional passage of a slimmed-down energy bill (HR 6) and the start of debate in the Senate on climate change legislation.
Energy Bill, Climate Change Topped Capitol Hill Agenda in ’07
Two of the most significant energy-related legislative actions to occur during 2007 came late in the year — congressional passage of a slimmed down energy bill (HR 6) and the start of debate in the Senate on climate change legislation.
More Energy Company Shareholders Concerned about Climate Change
A record 43 climate-related shareholder resolutions have been filed with U.S. companies this year to date, and so far 15 have led to “positive” actions by ConocoPhillips, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Allegheny Energy and TXU Corp., according to Ceres, a national network that works with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges.
CPUC Busy, But Silent Before Summer Peak-Demand Season
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) took six unanimous actions regarding natural gas and electricity issues Thursday with nary a word of discussion.
New Cold Blasts Fail to Avert Overall Softness
Despite new bouts of colder weather approaching in some areas and pipelines reintroducing OFO-like actions or pleading for shippers to stay in balance, prices softened Monday at a large majority of points. Strong increases at New England citygates (handily topped by Iroquois Zone 2’s $2.75 gain) and smaller ones at a couple of other scattered points ran against the grain of overall declines ranging from about a nickel to 40 cents.
CPUC Approves Billion-Dollar Budgets for Utility Low Income
Among its year-end actions last Thursday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved more than a billion dollars annually for the next two years, for low-income utility bill discounts and energy efficiency programs by the state’s four major private-sector energy utilities. Qualifying customers can receive 20% monthly bill discounts and free energy efficiency services and products. More than 3.5 million customers are expected to receive these services.