Several industry representatives critiqued the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s (PUCO) decision to approve Purchase Power Agreements (PPAs) for FirstEnergy and AEP on Thursday, warning that the PPAs were deeply flawed and will hurt consumers.
Representatives from the PJM Power Providers Gr... Read More »
Consumers Energy announced on Saturday that its prices have dropped to a nearly 20 year low, with the natural gas company reporting that keeping prices low boosts the local economy.
"We are committed to delivering natural gas safely, reliably and affordably, knowing that our work to reduce costs... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Friday announced that natural gas-fired generation is expected to surpass coal generation on an annual basis starting in 2016.
The forecast was included in the agency’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).
For decades, coal was the outright mo... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration announced this week that total electricity sales fell 1.1 percent in 2015, marking the fifth time in eight years that electricity sales have fallen.
This drop in sales reflects declining sales in the industrial sector and little to no growth in resident... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Monday that U.S. ethanol exports have exceeded 800 million gallons for the second consecutive year.
Exports reached 844 million gallons in 2015 compared to 846 million gallons in 2014. EIA also noted that ethanol imports increased ove... Read More »
The natural gas industry reached a major milestone on Feb. 24 with its first shipment of liquified natural gas, giving the United States a new asset in worldwide energy trade.
Due to the rise of shale gas extraction over the last decade, the natural gas industry has grown each year since 2006. Th... Read More »