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Off Peak
November 1, 2001
Nightmare Scenario
Professor chokes on green group emissions.
EIA
Nuclear and Coal: Rebirth on the Horizon?
An analysis of the business opportunities behind coal and nuclear plant expansion.
An analysis of the business opportunities behind coal and nuclear plant expansion.
Electric power industry trade publications and the popular media have noted a growing interest in the rebirth of both nuclear power and coal-fired generation. These technologies would be a supplement to, or an alternative to, the natural gas fired generation that appears to be the predominant fuel and technology for new power generation facilities in the coming decade.
Wind Power, Poised for Take Off?
A survey of projects and economics.
Wind Power: Poised for Take Off?
A survey of projects and economics.
The amount of electricity generated from wind in the U.S. is expected to surge this year - owing in large part to hydropower shortages out West, natural gas price volatility across the country, and high capacity factors for wind turbines, which help to offset the intermittent nature of wind energy generation.
U.S. Gas Production: Can We Trust the Projections?
Government (EIA) forecasts suffer in credibility when compared with geologic assessments.
The Bush Plan and Beyond: Toward a More Rational U.S. Energy Policy
Any plan to reduce energy consumption should rest on economics — not ideology.
1 "Annual Energy Outlook 2001 With Projections to 2020," Energy Information Administration, Document No. DOE/EIA-0383(2001), December 2000.
2 Oil Resources Panel and Commentary by W.L. Fisher et al, "An Assessment of the Oil Resource Base of the United States," U.S. Department of Energy, Bartlesville Project Office, Document No. DOE/BC-93/1/SF (October 1992).
3 Henry R. Linden, "Let's Focus on Sustainability, Not Kyoto," The Electricity Journal, Vol. 12, No. 2, March 1999, pp. 56-67.
CO2 Does Not Pollute: But Kyoto's Demise Won't End Debate
A gas industry leader says Bush got it right, yet admits the worth of carbon abatement.
The Gas-fired Future: Boom or Bust?
Last year brought prices not seen for decades. So consumers will buy less gas, just as before, and send the forecasts out the window.
1 For examples of the degree to which buildings have conservation features such as multiple glazing and exterior or interior shading and awnings the reader is referred to "A Look at Commercial Buildings in 1995: Characteristics, Energy Consumption and Energy Expenditures," DOE/EIA - 0625 (95), October 1998. For information on conservation practice in the residential sector see "A Look at Residential Energy Consumption in 1997," DOE/EIA - 0632 (97), November 1999.
Was Gas to Blame? Exploring the Cause of California's High Prices
Basis exploded, but so did heat rates and NO<sub>x </sub>credits.
1 "Staff Report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Western Markets and the Causes of the Summer 2000 Price Abnormalities," Nov. 1, 2000. Available on FERC website, www.ferc.gov. Hereinafter cited as Ferc Staff Report on California.
2 Source: Energy Security Analysis Inc. power databases using EIA form F900 and F759 data.
Price Spike Tsunami: How Market Power Soaked California
Last year saw no shift in fundamentals. Then why was the ISO so willing to be deceived?
Fossil Fuels and Energy Policy: Understanding the New Natural Gas Economy
How gas supply and price disruptions now outweigh oil imports as the nation's real energy problem.