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US news brief July 24: House passes bill to speed up natural gas pipeline permits

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 Also in news brief: American Midstream sells propane business for $170 million, US House moves to streamline permitting process of natural gas pipelines As the California power grid adapts to increased solar electricity production, wholesale power prices are rising in the morning and evening hours, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The higher hourly prices in […]

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US wholesale power prices fell in 2016, reflecting lower natural gas prices

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 Natural gas was primary source of US electricity generation in 2016 for first time Average wholesale electricity prices at major trading hubs across the United States during the first quarter of 2016 were significantly lower than during the same period in 2015, ranging from 24 per cent lower in California to 64 per cent lower in New

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Mexico electricity market reforms try to reduce costs, develop new capacity

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Mexico heavily subsidizes retail electricity rates, customers pay half of actual cost of producing power Mexico is in the process of reforming much of its electricity industry and earlier this opened up day-ahead and real-time trading in a new wholesale power market, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Although wholesale prices briefly spiked for

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Mild weather, ample natural gas supply curb Northeast winter power, gas prices

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After mild winter, lower-than-normal storage withdrawals, natural gas in storage as of March 25 totaled 2,468 Bcf, 68% higher than last year Wholesale natural gas and power prices in the Northeast United States remained relatively low this winter, absent the large spikes that have occurred during recent winters, according to US Energy Information Administration. A

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