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ERCOT On, NYISO Off
ERCOT buyers and brokers are “risk on” with 25% of pricing requests focused on index/flex solutions last week. Read more
From 0 to 5,000 Customers
Since entering the retail natural gas market in the U.S., ENGIE Resources has gone from 0 to more than 5,000 commercial and industrial customers. Read more
3 Ms
Join us on February 8th for 3 Ms: Masterplan, Manage, and Monetize Energy with ENGIE Flexibility, the last webinar in a three-part series focused on the cold chain industry. Read more
ENGIE Wins S&P Energy Awards
The S&P Platts Global Energy Awards are the industry’s Oscars. Last week, ENGIE won twice for Deal of the Year - Financial, and again for Climate Leader – Power. Read more
ERCOT Jumps
ERCOT buyers and brokers took a big turn towards market risk last week with a sizable jump in pricing requests for index/flex solutions. Their peers in NYISO continued to show a very low appetite for risk and focused nearly entirely on fixed-price solutions. Read more
U.S. Emissions Up in ‘21
A surge of 17% in coal-fired power generation helped propel U.S. emissions to a year-over-year increase of 6.2% in 2021. Read more
Winter’s Wrath Arrives
December may have been one of the warmest on record, but January may be the polar opposite. Read more
U.S. Flush with Cash
The amount of cash flowing through the U.S. economy has increased by 63% since the beginning of 2017. Read more
No Risk NYISO
Buyers and brokers in NYISO said no thanks to market risk last week. On a high level of pricing requests, these participants showed zero appetite for risk and focused entirely on fixed-price solutions. Read more
LNG: We’re Number 1
The U.S. has become the world’s leading exporter of LNG for the first time. In December, the U.S. topped Qatar as exports from Sabine Pass and Freeport helped offset an energy crisis in Europe. Read more