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Natural Gas Rates Update 05/31/2011 |
| In the unregulated marketing subsidiary of the utility PPL has expanded its retail electricity supply products and services into New Jersey and Delaware to offer commercial, industrial and institutional customers the potential to save on their energy supply costs. PPL EnergyPlus is attempting to bui... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rates 05/27/2011 |
| On the retail front this morning, a study done by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and state Public Utility Commissions which indicated that the effects of a competitive retail electricity market are mixed across states. The main impotence of the study was that deregulated markets g... |
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Natural Gas Rate 05/26/2011 |
| In last week's report, for the week ended May 13, overall storage rose 92 bcf to 1.919 trillion cubic feet, above the Reuters estimate of 90 bcf, the year-ago increase of 78 bcf and the five-year average gain for that week of 91 bcf. The build narrowed the inventory shortfall relative to last year b... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rate 05/25/2011 |
| New York has been a flash point for National Grid's woes in the U.S. because the company was unsuccessful earlier this year in getting regulatory approval for a $360 million electric rate hike for its upstate operations. That case, which was reviewed by the state Public Service Commission for 12 mo... |
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Natural Gas Rates Update 05/24/2011 |
| Nationwide, coal plants emitted about 68,000 pounds of mercury in 2009, down from 94,000 pounds in 2005, according to a Chicago Tribune analysis of federal records. The amount of mercury emitted per megawatt hour of electricity generated dropped in all but 11 states. However, federal officials est... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rate 05/23/2011 |
| Back in the news is National Grid which is seeking another rate hike in 2012. The British utility, which announced a 25 percent increase in its pre-tax profit Thursday, says it will likely seek rate increases for its electric and natural gas customers in upstate New York as soon as possible next ye... |
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Natural Gas Rate Daily 05/20/2011 |
| In the state of Connecticut this morning, Connecticut is strategizing on how to lower its energy costs to businesses and consumers due to the high cost of energy in the state according to Governor Malloy that told this new policy attempt to a ballroom full of energy insiders yesterday. |
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Natural Gas Rate 05/19/2011 |
| As we do on most Thursday’s, we’ll focus on the storage levels on the rest of the commentary. U.S. natural gas inventories were forecast to have risen 90 billion cubic feet last week, a Reuter’s poll of industry traders and analysts showed on Wednesday. |
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Natural Gas Rates Daily 05/18/2011 |
| Since National Grid has been in our commentaries over the last few months, more news out this morning that National Grid PLC, the London-based utility that operates the majority of the electrical and natural gas systems in upstate New York, could sell its U.S. operations by next spring, according to... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rates 05/17/2011 |
| On the nuclear front of our business, more than 25,000 megawatts of nuclear power capacity remained out of service in the United States on Monday, one day after the usual end to the spring refueling and maintenance season. That is roughly 50 percent above the five-year average of 16,500 MW and muc... |
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Natural Daily Gas Rates 05/16/2011 |
| In the lone start state this morning, electricity products with variable priced intro rates will be listed on the Texas Power to Choose website using their underlying, non-promotional rate, under changes made by the PUCT this past week. The modifications stem from a working group meeting and are in... |
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Natural Gas Rates Daily 05/13/2011 |
| Yesterday, Bentek (energy forecasting firm) predicted a 2.2-Bcf/d increase in gas demand by the end of 2011 because of fuel switching matching projections for 2.3 Bcf/d in supply over the same period, largely from shale production and associated gas from increased oil and liquids production. Bentek... |
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05/12/2011 Natural Gas Update |
| A total build this morning at the Reuters survey estimate would widen the deficit to a year-ago by 22 bcf to 248 bcf, or 12 percent, and increase the excess to the five-year average by 19 bcf to 36 bcf, or about 2 percent. In the past four reports, total stocks rose 178 bcf, or 45 bcf per week, ver... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rates 05/11/2011 |
| On the efficiency front this morning, the city of New Haven, Connecticut on Monday unveiled the newest addition to its nine-vehicle fleet of garbage trucks, a hybrid model that stores energy in its hydraulic system and should result in a 30 percent decrease in yearly fuel consumption. |
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Gas Rates Atlanta Ga Daily 05/10/2011 |
| In the Coned territory, customers are getting ready for shocking bills this summer since residential rates are expected to climb to about 7.4 percent during peak air-conditioning season this June, July and August, Con Ed said yesterday in a forecast. Apartment residents who use 350 kilowatt hours ... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rate 05/09/2011 |
| On the stay committed to your resources, Duke Energy remains firmly committed to nuclear power despite the March nuclear plant accident in Japan, CEO Jim Rogers told the company's shareholders this past week. "Duke Energy and the entire U.S. nuclear industry will learn from the Japanese accident an... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rates 05/06/2011 |
| In the state of the Pennsylvania this morning, another retail marketer has entered the arena. The field of alternatives competing under the state's "Electric Choice" program has grown to 29 firms now with PPL EnergyPlus, a sister company of PPL Electric Utilities, however both are under the PPL Cor... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rate 05/05/2011 |
| On the renewable front this morning, the U.S. wind power industry installed 1,100 megawatts (MW) of new capacity in the first quarter of 2011 and entered the second quarter with another 5,600 MW under construction, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) announced on April 28. |
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Natural Gas Rates Update 05/04/2011 |
| On the electricity side of the retail market this morning, GDF SUEZ Energy Resources announced it is entering the Ohio retail electricity market, bringing expanded options for pricing, products, and services to customers in the Toledo Edison, Cleveland Electric Illuminating (CEI), Ohio Edison, and D... |
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Daily Natural Gas Rates 05/03/2011 |
| According to CEO’s at the Annual Energy conference in Charlotte, North Carolina this past week, a federal energy policy lacking a year ago is still missing in action. Natural gas is poised to be the nation's next big energy source and consumers should get used to the notion of rising energy prices,... |
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Natural Gas Rates News 05/02/2011 |
| On the Friday, the natural gas market continued its upward trajectory that started on Thursday morning after the release of the EIA storage release which put the industry on a deficit footing of 215 bcf below last year’s storage levels for the same week. The June natural gas exchange contract settl... |
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