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Another Day, Another 71 Customers
Each day, approximately 71 commercial customers switch their electricity service to ENGIE Resources. That is an average about one new customer every 6.8 minutes. Read more
ISO New England Forecasts Capacity Margin Shortfalls
ISO New England has published its 2019 Regional System Plan which forecasts annual energy use and peak demand for a 10-year horizon. Read more
ENGIE Sponsors Climate Week NYC
ENGIE Impact is honored to sponsor Climate Week NYC 2019 as a presenting partner. Climate Week NYC is run by The Climate Group, an international non-profit dedicated to accelerating climate action. Read more
Gas Fired Power Generation Expected to Increase Share
EIA expects the share of U.S. total utility-scale electricity generation from natural gas-fired power plants will rise from 34% in 2018 to 37% in 2019 and 38% in 2020. Read more
PJM Buyers Share Texas Risk Profile
Electricity buyers in PJM joined their ERCOT peers this week with a relatively high interest in market risk. It is the third consecutive week that ERCOT buyers have requested quotes that represent 20% or more of overall pricing requests in index and or flex solutions, but the first time at this level… Read more
Consumer Confidence Plunges
The consumer represents more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy. And the latest University of Michigan survey of consumers shows that consumer sentiment has seen its largest monthly decline since 2012. Read more
Texas Buyers See Reward in Risk
Electricity buyers in ERCOT are showing an increased interest in index and flex type products. Read more
ENGIE Resources and Customers Demonstrate Low Carbon Leadership
What do 1.8 million passenger cars and 9 billion pounds of burning coal have in common? Both have been eliminated by ENGIE Resources and its customers. Read more
U.S. Nuclear Fleet Hits Rare Outage High
U.S. nuclear power generation hit a rare milestone this week. On September 8, 2019, 6.9 GW was offline. Read more
Watching the Weather
The forecast through September 22 calls for above normal temperatures across the entire Eastern U.S. If this outlook is accurate, it will be unusual for the season until now. Read more