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PJM: 2019 Real Time Year-in-Review
2019 has been a good year for real time end-use electricity customers in PJM. In both AEP Dayton and PJM West, the monthly average real time prices this year have been lower in 11 of 12 months. Read more
Total Carbon on the Decline Upswing
Another report on the global state of carbon shows that emissions are increasing rather than decreasing. Read more
New Bears Enter Gas Market
According to At The Market, the weekly energy report from ENGIE Resources, courtesy of The Schork Report, open interest in natural gas futures contracts is up and futures are down. Read more
AGA Seeks Allies Against Gas Bans
The American Gas Association (AGA) is looking for allies to help fight the growing movement to ban natural gas as a fuel. Read more
Moderate Risk Appetite Across Markets
Buyers in each market have settled into a moderate mix of fixed price versus index/flex solutions. Read more
Shale Gas Study: Rural Benefits, Urban Problems
A new study claims that the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of shale gas development have not been comprehensively characterized. Read more
NYISO Buyers Turn Back to Fixed
After two weeks of leading the power-buying pack in terms of risk appetite, NYISO buyers decreased their interest in index/flex solutions with a considerable move to fixed price solutions. ERCOT customers made a similar yet less dramatic move. Read more
Hello Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the world's most abundant element and could play a big role in a sustainable energy future. A report cited by Bloomberg positions hydrogen as the most practical way to generate the 1,000 degree temperatures that are needed by heavy industrial processes. Hydrogen is abundant in the environment.… Read more
Factory Activity Surges in November
The U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index jumped to 52.2 in November, the highest reading in seven months. According to EIA, industrial customers form an important gas-use sector, using gas to fire boilers for steam, direct heating for melting, baking or drying, and operating combined heat and… Read more
Black Friday Bonanza for Natural Gas Buyers
The Thanksgiving/Black Friday week is the time of year when retailers offer dramatic price reductions to entice shoppers. This year, the savings were extended to buyers of natural gas. Read more