Tag: winter
Shift to natural gas may threaten China’s power supplies this winter
Push to complete natural gas pipelines before winter hits As part of the Beijing’s efforts to use cleaner burning fuels, the Chinese government is hoping to heat millions of homes in northern China this winter with natural gas instead of coal. To reach their goal, the government has ordered state oil companies to rush construction […]
Column: La Nina threatens early return
Hard to predict intensity or duration of La Nina By John Kemp LONDON, Sept 5 – Forecasts for an El Nino this winter have given way to the prospect of more La Nina-like conditions as sea surface temperatures in the central-eastern Pacific cool rapidly. Surface temperatures in the critical area of the Pacific have fallen to […]
Winter residential electricity consumption expected to increase from last winter
Heating expenditures not expected to change significantly, electricity prices expected to be slightly lower this winter EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) projects that the average residential customer will consume 4 per cent more electricity over Dec. through March compared with the same period last winter, according to the US Energy Information Administration. However, this forecast is […]
API stresses need for increased natural gas infrastructure as winter approaches
API Chief Economist Erica Bowman has highlighted the positive impact that improved energy infrastructure could have on utility prices on Friday’s press conference call on the energy outlook for the 2016-2017 winter season. “This winter, American consumers are set to face colder temperatures as compared to last year. The Energy Information Administration estimates that temperatures in […]
Opinion: La Nina set to boost U.S. winter heating oil demand
2016-17 La Nina expected to cause colder winter in northern US By John Kemp LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – Middle distillates remain the one ray of hope for U.S. oil refiners still struggling to clear a glut of gasoline caused by over-production earlier in the year. Stocks of distillate fuel oil are higher than normal but […]
ERCOT reports plenty of electricity generation for Texas winter, spring
With 79,000-plus MW available, ERCOT anticipates sufficient electricity for anticipated peak demand of 57,400 MW AUSTIN, TX — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid operator for most of Texas, expects the region will have sufficient electricity generation to meet expected peak demands this winter. ERCOT today released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the […]
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