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Risk Appetite Report: Buyers Stand Firm on Risk Appetite
The risk appetite gauges reflect the mix of fixed, flex and index volume that were priced on behalf of customer requests in the period. Read more
Texas Stands Out as Lone State with Normal Cooling Demand
With the summer cooling season (CDDs) coming to a close, Texas stands out as the only state that ENGIE serves to be experiencing new near normal weather conditions. Read more
Visit ENGIE at Booth 500 at EEI’s Fall Key Accounts Workshop Oct. 21-24
Everything’s bigger in Texas – and ENGIE will certainly make it brighter at EEI’s Fall Key Accounts Workshop at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort October 21 through 24. Read more
PJM Recasts Capacity Market Repricing Plan In FERC Filing
PJM filed a pair of options to reform its capacity market with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, recasting a repricing plan that the agency threw out last June. Read more
PJM Sees Corporate Procurements Driving Purchases of Renewables
A senior PJM analyst said a “significant chunk” of future renewable energy in the market will come from corporate procurements through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and direct merchant generation. Read more
ISO-NE To Focus On Market-Based Solution For Winter 2019 Energy Security
ISO-New England published its 2019 Annual Work Plan, and said that next year will be “primarily focused on developing a market-based solution to meet the region’s winter energy-security needs.” Read more
Risk Report: Little Change in Customer Risk Profiles
The risk appetite gauges reflect the mix of fixed, flex and index volume that was priced on behalf of customer requests in the period. Read more
Most Markets Move to “Uptrend” while New York City Lacks Direction
Analysis of electricity spot prices across served markets shows New York City as the lone holdout in a picture that is otherwise bullish. Read more
Harvard Study: Wind Power Causes Global Warming
If one-third of the continental US were covered with enough wind turbines to meet current electricity demand, the surface temperature would increase .43 degrees Fahrenheit. Read more
Summer Heat Hanging Around
With three weeks left until the Winter heating season, Summer is going out like a lion. Read more