Generators

Low water levels in the Pacific Northwest are expected to gift gas-fired power generators with increased demand, according to a Barclays Capital analysis of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast data.

Low water levels in the Pacific Northwest are expected to gift gas-fired power generators with increased demand, according to a Barclays Capital analysis of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast data.

FERC Thursday approved, with conditions, Florida Gas Transmission’s (FGT) $2.45 billion Phase VIII Expansion Project to serve gas-fired power generators and utilities in Florida.

FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff’s recent prediction of an upgraded power grid, bolstered by fully integrated renewables but with few, if any, new coal or nuclear generators — and a major role for natural gas — continues to be challenged, this time by Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Greg Walden (R-OR).

A mandatory cap on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will not be a magic bullet to drive up demand for natural gas among power generators, according to research by Duke University’s Climate Change Policy Partnership (CCPP).

A mandatory cap on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will not be a magic bullet to drive up demand for natural gas among power generators, according to research by Duke University’s Climate Change Policy Partnership (CCPP).

There will be more fuel switching from coal to natural gas by power generators in some regions of the country, such as Texas and the Southeast, said Calpine Corp. CEO Jack Fusco. He cited emerging climate change policies, depressed gas prices and the competitive heat rates of gas-fired combined-cycle plants.

There will be more fuel switching from coal to natural gas by power generators in some regions of the country, such as Texas and the Southeast, said Calpine Corp. CEO Jack Fusco. He cited emerging climate change policies, depressed gas prices and the competitive heat rates of gas-fired combined-cycle plants.

The Northern California Gas Authority (NCGA), a financing conduit for public power sector generators, has felt the domino effect of the Wall Street credit meltdown, being placed on “watch for a downgrade” of its “A1” credit rating Oct. 16 by Moody’s Investors Service, following the credit agency’s downgrade of Morgan Stanley earlier in October. Some $758 million of series A and B 2007 bonds held by the gas authority are tied to Morgan Stanley and other Wall Street firms caught in the credit collapse.