States that want to effectively adopt rules to encourage industry to reduce carbon emissions would fare well by adopting a holistic approach, according to an executive with the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas. NGI’s Leticia Gonzales, Price and Markets Editor, recently shared a microphone with Dana Adams, the legislative policy manager for the Coalition for…
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Xcel Investigating Ways to Blend Hydrogen into U.S. Natural Gas System
Xcel Energy has tasked Worley Ltd. with determining whether its U.S. natural gas pipeline network could inject and blend hydrogen into its system. Australia-based Worley and consultant Advisian Ltd. are reviewing the systems for Xcel, headquartered in Minnesota. Xcel has natural gas infrastructure in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and…
May 8, 2023
Colorado Regulators Taking Aim at Natural Gas Utility Emissions Through Rule Changes
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) doused its rules regulating natural gas utilities in red ink, adding requirements to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and striking “natural” from natural gas. In what the Colorado Energy Office called a “key step” in achieving the state’s GHG Pollution Reduction Roadmap, the CPUC earlier this month finalized rules…
December 19, 2022
National Grid, Copper Labs Technology Piloting Ways to Reduce Natural Gas Demand in Extreme Weather
After first announcing a partnership last year, National Grid plc and Copper Labs Inc. said they had demonstrated how targeted messaging can help customers reduce energy consumption during extreme weather events such as the bomb cyclone that tore through the East Coast in January. Copper Labs in March 2021 received $2 million in funding from…
November 7, 2022
EPRI, GTI’s Low-Carbon Resources Initiative Gains Another Sponsor, Surpasses $100M Funding Milestone
The Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), a collaborative project from the Electric Power Research Institute Inc. (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI), added its 33rd sponsor, achieving and exceeding its $100 million effort to develop alternatives to natural gas. Utility holding company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota and newest member, Xcel Energy joined the efforts of the…
February 17, 2021
Xcel Says Natural Gas to Remain Key in Lower Carbon Energy Strategy to 2050
Moving toward its goal of 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy Inc. said it still plans to incorporate more natural gas into its U.S. energy mix. Xcel released its sustainability report ahead of 2Q2020 results, which were issued on Thursday. CEO Ben Fowke said the utility is stepping up its capital…
July 31, 2020
Low Natural Gas Pricing Aids Record Carbon Reduction for Minnesota Utility Xcel Energy
Low natural gas prices helped further Xcel Energy in its quest to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050, with the utility recording its largest single-year decline in emissions in 2019.
February 27, 2020
Xcel CEO Sees More Opportunities to Buy Natural Gas Assets
Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy Inc. is seeing opportunities to buy more natural gas assets after agreeing to spend $650 million for Mankato Energy Center, according to CEO Ben Fowke.
October 25, 2019
Low Natural Gas Prices to Reduce Xcel Bills in Texas
Texas electricity customers of Xcel Energy could see a 5% bill reduction this summer because of low natural gas prices and a greater reliance on wind energy, the utility said on Monday.
June 12, 2019
Second Combined-Cycle Unit at Mankato Energy Center Complete
The Mankato Energy Center in Mankato, MN, now has a second combined-cycle unit, completed by Southern Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company.
June 10, 2019
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