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US wind generating capacity surpasses hydro capacity at end of 2016

ERCOT’s recent record of 16,022 MW occurred on morning of Dec. 25, accounted for more than 47% of generation mix Installed wind electric generating capacity in the United States surpassed conventional hydroelectric generating capacity, long the nation’s largest source of renewable electricity, after 8,727 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity came online in 2016, according […]

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Veresen requests FERC rehearing after denial of Jordan Cove LNG terminal

Veresen has signed deals for 50 per cent of project’s output CALGARY _ Veresen Inc. has submitted a request to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for an opportunity for a rehearing on the company’s Jordan Cove LNG project proposal. Last month, the Calgary-based company learned the FERC had denied its application for authorization to

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Pacific Northwest electricity mix influenced by weather conditions, El Niño

Cycle of earlier-than-anticipated hydro power followed by more natural gas generation may be repeated this winter in Pacific Northwest In the summer of 2015, hydroelectric generation in Washington and Oregon, which provides the largest share of electricity generation in the Pacific Northwest, was lower than normal, causing an increased reliance on natural gas and other fossil generation

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