Entergy Corp. recently reported that it expects to reach a regulatory milestone soon for its proposed Bridge City, TX, power plant, which would be fueled by natural gas and hydrogen. The utility expects a Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) hearing in late April on its proposed 1.215 GW Orange County Advanced Power Station (OCAPS).…
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COLUMN: The Russia-Ukraine Crisis Underlines How Mexico Needs to Up Energy Security
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. The opinions and positions expressed by Prud’homme do not necessarily reflect the views of NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index. In February 2021,…
PG&E Bets Big on Infrastructure Projects to Move Utility into ‘New Era’
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), riding on the momentum of a positive fourth quarter of 2021 and shrinking annual losses, has shifted focus to ambitious projects it hopes will reduce risks of wildfire events that have plagued the company. In what CEO Patti Poppe called a “new era” for PG&E during a Thursday 4Q2021…
Exelon Splits Off Constellation as Standalone Natural Gas, Renewables Generation Business
Exelon Corp. said it completed the spin-off of Constellation Energy Corp., a natural gas supplier whose fleet powers more than 20 million homes and businesses. The Chicago-based company’s transmission and distribution utility business would continue under the Exelon name, and trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker “EXC.” It is the nation’s largest utility company,…
Sempra, Entergy Plan Renewables for Cameron LNG
Liquified natural gas (LNG) produced at Cameron LNG could have a deep cut in its carbon footprint after Sempra Infrastructure secured a deal for renewable energy at Louisiana facilities. The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with utility Entergy Louisiana LLC to develop and procure renewable energy to help power the 12 million metric…
EIA Sees ‘Reduced Need’ for Electricity from Natural Gas, Coal
Renewables such as solar and wind are expected to command a greater share of U.S. electricity generation at the expense of fossil fuel-fired power plants over the next two years, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. “Our forecast of growth in renewable electricity generation over the next two years leads to our forecast of a…
IEA Predicts Lackluster Growth for Natural Gas-fired Power Generation
Fuel costs for generating natural gas- and coal-fired electricity surged in 2021 but should taper off in the coming years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted in its latest semi-annual Electricity Market Report. “Sharp spikes in electricity prices in recent times have been causing hardship for many households and businesses around the world and risk…
Volatile Natural Gas Market Led to Coal Generation Growth in 2021, Say Researchers
A new report from Rhodium Group suggested that the United States may have to play catch-up to regain progress in the fight against climate change following a year of volatile natural gas prices that led to more reliance on less expensive coal increased greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. In its report published on Monday, researchers…
Eastern Interconnection Power Grid Said ‘Being Challenged in New Ways’
Electric transmission planners with the Eastern Interconnection, a major power grid serving two-thirds of the United States and Canada, recently gave a favorable review in their assessment of how well regional plans mesh to maintain systemwide reliability. However, the planners, known as the Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative (EIPC), added a cautionary note. EIPC’s Zach Smith,…
TransAlta Completes Canada Switch to Natural Gas Generation from Coal
Calgary-based TransAlta Corp., a mainstay of investor-owned power generation, on Wednesday ended 65 years of burning coal in its Canadian thermal plants by completing a fuel switch to natural gas for its Alberta network. The company announced its 463 MW Keephills Unit 3, west of Edmonton near Wabamun, finished the historic change. The firm is…