Fortnightly Magazine - March 2024

Practical Energy Use and Supply

USEA

The panel was moderated by United States Energy Association CEO Mark Menezes. Discussions featured American Gas Association CEO Karen Harbert, America’s Power CEO Michelle Bloodworth, American Public Power Association CEO Scott Corwin, Large Public Power Council President John Di Stasio, and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association CEO Jim Matheson.

Innovation Panel

USEA

“In our proposals and plans for the HyVelocity Hub, about 80% of the hydrogen production is going to come from hydrogen produced with natural gas. Another 20% will come from electrolysis. It’s important that we’re increasingly understanding the carbon intensity of hydrogen. The Open Hydrogen Initiative will help with that.”

Energy Council of Canada Brings Together Association's CEOs

Canadian Energy

From the Energy Council of Canada’s Annual Canada Energy Update, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, excerpts of remarks by Electricity Canada CEO Francis Bradley, Canadian Gas Association VP Strategy and Development Paul Cheliak, USEA CEO Mark Menezes, and Canadian Nuclear Association’s Christopher Gully.

Canadian Energy: Electricity Canada

Energy Council of Canada

“Our big concern with the draft Clean Electricity Regulations is they’re taking an aggressive approach to decarbonizing the remaining grid, and even though that will only result in a perhaps 3-percentage point increase in non-emitting electricity, it would massively increase costs and risks to public safety.”

Canadian Energy: Canadian Gas Association

Energy Council of Canada

“The challenge is the U.S. IRA had the effect of people looking at the capital that was going to go to those projects, potentially going to the U.S. To level that playing field, we made a formal proposal to Finance Canada for an investment tax credit that would support production of renewable natural gas.”

Canadian Energy: United States Energy Association

Energy Council of Canada

“The Biden administration announced a pause on LNG export facilities. What will that mean? The U.S. is the number one producer and became the number one exporter of natural gas in the second half of 2022, following the Russian invasion, when Europe decided to cut access to Russia’s pipelines.”

Canadian Energy: Canadian Nuclear Association

Energy Council of Canada

“Ontario is the major nuclear province; two huge generating stations at Bruce Power and Darlington. Both undergoing refurbishments. It’s a 26-billion-dollar project, the largest infrastructure project in Canada now. We are proudly telling the world these projects, halfway through, are on time and on budget.”

A Hydrogen-Powered Future Offers Promise and Risk

Popular Option in the Race for Low-Carbon Energy

“What would a hydrogen market look like? Speakers at the roundtable suggested that a regulated utility model is likely the best option to create transparency, build trust with customers, and achieve societal goals.”

Energy and Relationship Efficiency

Managing Affordability

This painting depicts a young, highly-educated couple – a lawyer and a PhD candidate – as they navigate the instructions to set up their thermostat. At first glance, it might be seen as a struggle to figure out the owner’s manual.  But the message is more sinister than that.
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