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Natural gas and propane were the preferred source of home heating for seven of every 10 single-family homes built in 2003, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest “Characteristics of Housing” report. The study also found that gas was also the choice for a majority of multi-family homes built that year.

U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said that meaningful reductions in greenhouse gas emissions will be impossible without revolutionary new energy technologies being developed by U.S.-led research.

The August aftermarket was launched Thursday with modest downturns at nearly every point. Malin, the PG&E citygate and a few Rockies points were flat to a couple of pennies higher; otherwise, declines ranged from about 2 cents to a dime.

Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked each and every turn by Democrats to make significant changes to a substitute electricity amendment offered by Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) as part of the omnibus energy bill (S. 14).

High temperatures in nearly every section of the U.S. except the Midwest and Upper Plains, along with strong energy futures, generated a run-up in gas prices at all points Monday.

County Executive Andrew Spano of Westchester County, NY, vowed Thursday to use every “administrative, political and legal weapon” at his disposal to block construction of the embattled Millennium Pipeline project through the city of Mount Vernon.

Dynegy Inc., cast by Enron Corp. as the villain in its bankruptcy filing, has aggressively countered every move by its former rival, and Thursday filed a motion requesting the bankruptcy case be moved to Houston, where both of the companies are headquartered. Dynegy, facing a $10 billion breach of contract lawsuit that Enron incorporated into its bankruptcy proceedings on Dec. 2, filed papers with New York Judge Arthur Gonzalez, noting that Enron’s decision to file in the Southern District of New York was “a classic example of the type of forum shopping that should not be condoned.”

One new gas-fired power plant will become operational every three days over the next two years, according to a new assessment by Arlington, VA-based consulting firm Energy Ventures Analysis Inc. (EVA). More than 367,000 MW of new gas-fired generation is either in operation, construction or active development, a 7% increase over last quarter, EVA said in its report, “Tracking the Boom of New Power Plants in the U.S.”

One new gas-fired power plant will become operational every three days over the next two years, according to a new assessment by Arlington, VA-based consulting firm Energy Ventures Analysis Inc. (EVA). More than 367,000 MW of new gas-fired generation is either in operation, construction or active development, a 7% increase over last quarter, EVA said in its report, “Tracking the Boom of New Power Plants in the U.S.”