Tag: Northeast
Natural gas displaced coal in US Northeast generation mix over past 10 years
New Jersey nearly tripled its natural gas-fired generation between 2006 and 2016 The generation fuel mix of electricity in the Northeast Census division of the United States has shifted dramatically over the past 10 years, according to the US Energy Information Administration. In the nine Northeast states, natural gas nearly doubled its share of the […]
Not building pipelines in northeast United States would be ‘devastating’
By Nicole Jacobs, EnergyInDepth The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Energy recently released the fifth instalment of its Energy Accountability series: What if pipelines aren’t built into the Northeast? The report finds that such a decision would be devastating to residents in the six New England States: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Ohio […]
Natural gas prices in 2016 were the lowest in nearly 20 years
Production has not fallen as sharply as number of active rigs, as producers made gains in drilling efficiency US natural gas prices in 2016 averaged $2.49 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) at the national benchmark Henry Hub, the lowest annual average price since 1999. The monthly average price fell below $2.00/MMBtu from Feb. through May, […]
Rice Energy gains bigger foothold in Texas and Marcellus shale
Rice Energy acquired rights to 31,000 net acres in Texas’ Barnett Shale with strong base of flowing production After losing a bid for core Marcellus acreage to Vantage Energy in May, Rice Energy announced its plan to acquire Vantage for approximately US$2.7 billion, according to Wood Mackenzie. In a new report by Wood Mackenzie, US Lower […]
Waste-to-energy electricity generation concentrated in Florida and Northeast
Based on the most recent estimates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the United States produced about 254 million tons of MSW in 2013 At the end of 2015, the United States had 71 waste-to-energy (WTE) plants that generated electricity in 20 U.S. states, with a total generating capacity of 2.3 gigawatts, according to the […]
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