Gas-Fired

Natural gas is officially labeled “green” in Ohio after Gov. Mike DeWine last month signed House Bill (HB) 507 into law, though the green stamp may not carry much legislative weight for funding or regulations, according to the governor’s office.  HB 507 passed the Ohio Senate in December, with the primary goal of ensuring state…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow, which delves into Europe’s current energy crisis, the post-coal power market and what this could mean for the future of natural gas. In this episode, NGI Senior Energy Analyst Shaylon Stolk lays out the status of coal-fired power generation and the intersection…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow, which delves into Europe’s current energy crisis, the post-coal power market and what this could mean for the future of natural gas. In this episode, NGI Senior Energy Analyst Shaylon Stolk lays out the status of coal-fired power generation and the intersection…

Consumption of natural gas by U.S. power generators fell by 3% year/year in 2021 after four straight years of growth, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Monday. “High natural gas prices in 2021 made natural gas a less competitive fuel, particularly compared with coal; coal prices for electricity generators remained relatively stable in 2021,” said…

Hydroelectric generation should make up only 6% of the power load in California this year as historic drought conditions ravage the West, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday. In its Short-Term Energy Outlook, the EIA said hydroelectric generation in California in 2021 would be 19% lower than last year. It is seen falling…

With the western United States now in its second year of a widespread drought, the extraordinarily low water levels at some of the critical reservoirs are adding a layer of uncertainty to electric reliability this summer. The power generated from the West’s fleet of hydroelectric generating facilities is on pace to be much lower than…

Electricity demand in the Northeast and parts of Eastern Canada this summer is projected to be roughly in line with 2020, with adequate capacity margins and sufficient transmission capability to meet needs, according to a regional power coordinator. In its 2021 reliability assessment, the Northeast Power Coordinating Council Inc. (NPCC) said the summer peak for…

Princeton, NJ-based NRG Energy Inc. said it has sold 4,850 MW of natural gas and oil power plant generation in the Northeast and California for $760 million.  The sale was revealed during a 4Q2020 earnings conference call in which CEO Mauricio Gutierrez also called for a systemwide root cause analysis of the electric and natural…

Natural gas-fired electricity generation jumped across all but one U.S. region over the past five years, and the trend continued through November 2020, according to the latest U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) Power Plant Operations Report. U.S. natural gas power plants boosted electricity generation by 31% in the Northeast, by 20% in the Central region,…