Cities and states are moving ahead to fill the void left by federal inaction on global warming. On April 18, 2019, New York City’s government approved a Climate Mobilization Act designed to deepen and...
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2020 may be the year of the electric vehicle (EV). Dozens of new models are available, and major car manufacturers are jumping on the EV bandwagon. As the power grid becomes cleaner, fossil-fueled tra...
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As estimated by NYSERDA’s Environmental Disclosure Label data for NY State, alternative sources of energy are on the rise. Comparing 2014 data to that available in 2017, hydroelectric sources went fro...
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In recent weeks, between 8 weeks and 11 Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) ships filled their tanks with LNG to transport natural gas from the Gulf of Mexico to markets abroad. On average, each ship carries ...
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New York’s Power Spot Market Clearing Extremely Low In April 2019, Real-Time spot prices, or index prices, for electricity settled lower than typical for the month ofApril. These price trends are show...
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Midwest and Mid-Atlantic (PJM) Inexpensive spot prices for natural gas in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic Regions have had a material impact on the spot prices for electricity inPJM. Figure 1 illustrates...
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There are two things we are really watching this summer: the temperature and rate cases. It’s mid-June, school is out and the 4th of July is two weeks away – summer is here. It is natural to start wat...
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With the Atlantic hurricane season officially opening June 1st, its time to address the annual concern “What will this year’s hurricane season do to natural gas prices?” Back in the 1990’s, hurricane ...
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Like a lot of myths or half-truths, the belief that natural gas and crude prices are positively correlated (move in the same direction up or down at similar times) was at one time very true, but as te...
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