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Ohio House Bill 6 (HB6), signed into law in July 2019, provided a bailout for two nuclear plants and two coal plants while lowering Ohio’s renewable energy and energy efficiency goals substantially. A... READ MORE >

In New York, the 2020 election was a big deal. It’s the first time since the 1930s that Democrats have successfully held a majority in the State Senate. While the Presidential race in New York was cal... READ MORE >

It’s got Jim Cramer saying it’s “sexy” and natural gas companies betting their futures on it. What are we talking about? Green hydrogen (GH2). And no, GH2 isn’t just hydrogen by another name, it’s hyd... READ MORE >

A large financial institution with multiple facilities across the country began to work with 5 in 2016 to create a more substantive approach to managing its electricity costs. Prior to hiring 5, this ... READ MORE >

Yesterday, November 5th, ERCOT released its Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming winter season. In summary, the grid operator expects to have plenty of power plant capacity... READ MORE >

“We could break every sales record and I wouldn’t be as proud as I am of our team today.” When I receive these notes from fellow 5ers, it reaffirms my belief that shared experiences drive deep human c... READ MORE >

The rise in the futures price for the 2021 NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas contract has been driven by one major fundamental driver - the steady decline in natural gas production over the last 10 months. ... READ MORE >

Over the last 4 weeks wholesale electricity futures in PJM have continued to rally. Fueled by bullish near-term natural gas prices, electricity prices have been highly correlated to NYMEX futures. Fig... READ MORE >

Since early 2018, the forward power market in Texas has been in various states of backwardation (prices for a commodity get less expensive into the future). This backwardation made longer retail elect... READ MORE >