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Texans as early as Monday were going to be able to begin voting on a slate of amendments, including one that would fund natural gas-fired generation facilities to bolster the stressed electric grid.  Proposition 7, a constitutional amendment, would if adopted by a majority of voters establish the Texas Energy Fund (TEF) to support the…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. As Mexico prepares for its presidential elections next June, it is no exaggeration to say that the nation is at a crossroads…

With dangerous heat leaving California electric grid operators struggling to meet heightened demand, natural gas forward prices in the southern part of the state rallied sharply from July 20-26, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Daytime temperatures have lingered at or above the century mark for most of July in parts of California, driving up cooling…

Detroit-based DTE Energy is continuing to upgrade its natural gas system after recovering from “the most challenging two-week storm period” DTE ever faced, CEO Jerry Norcia said during the first quarter earnings call.  “Michigan’s weather has dramatically changed in recent years,” Norcia said during the quarterly update on Thursday (Apr. 27). For example, he noted…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. NGI’s Morgan Evans, associate editor, sits down with NGI Senior Analyst Josten Mavez to explore the past, present and future of natural gas vehicles (NGV) in the U.S. market and decarbonization strategy.  Three decades ago, it appeared NGVs would take the…

NV Energy Inc. has been given the green light by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) to add natural gas-fired peaking capacity as energy conditions run tighter across the region, with the potential the plant is fueled by a hydrogen blend in the future.  The project to add two natural gas-fired turbines, expected to…

A partnership between Wärtsilä Corp., WEC Energy Group Inc., the Electric Power Research Institute Inc. (EPRI) and construction company Burns & McDonnell has been tapped to carry out hydrogen fuel testing at the A.J. Mihm natural gas-fired generating station near L’Anse, MI. “As we bring more renewable energy online, we must ensure that we can…

CNX Resources Corp. said Tuesday it would extend a long-term agreement with Evolution Well Services to continue utilizing an all-electric fracturing fleet in the Appalachian Basin. COO Chad Griffith said after four years of working with Evolution’s fleet the “safety, environmental and efficiency benefits” have been clearly demonstrated. CNX holds more than one million Marcellus…

Halliburton Co. and VoltaGrid LLC have clinched a multi-year contract with Aethon Energy Management LLC to deploy an all-electric fracturing solution in the Haynesville Shale. The project combines Halliburton’s all-electric fracturing spread, which uses the Zeus 5,000 hp electric pumping unit, with VoltaGrid’s power generation system, which offers real-time emissions tracking. “All-electric fracturing represents an…