News Headlines

Minnesota Legislature approves 1.5% solar mandate

Portland, Maine (Platts)--17May2013/323 pm EDT/1923 GMT

Northern States Power-Minnesota, an Xcel Energy subsidiary, would need to add roughly 425 MW of solar by 2020 under a bill that cleared the Minnesota Legislature on Thursday.

More Headlines

News Features

Southwestern CEO talks PJM gas future

May 16, 2013

End-users will need to help share the risk associated with expanding the natural gas pipeline system in the coming years, says Southwestern Energy president and CEO Steven Mueller.

Trends in West Asian power projects in 2012

April 3, 2013

While the amount of power generation capacity under development in Asia fell markedly in 2012 compared with 2011, West Asia saw a marked uptick in activity.

All News Features

Blogs

The Barrel: US energy tax policy poised for big changes, or none at all

Billions of dollars in tax breaks for oil and natural gas producers will be eliminated under a proposal US congressional tax writers are floating.

The Barrel: Nigeria: tackling power deficit while oil and gas sector fears persist

Nigeria is expecting an annual investment of about $10 billion after the complete privatization of its power sector over the next 10 years, a move that could usher in a new era of uninterrupted power supply.

All Blogs

Commodity Pulse Videos

Coal Watch: China Coal Dynamics

April 29, 2012 (4:18 mins)

James O’Connell, Editor-in-Chief of coal, looks at the latest customs statistics data from China, explores recent supply/demand trends and discusses recent price movements which includes fresh news of potential defaults in the Asia Pacific market.

All Latest Videos

Podcasts

EU carbon price crash drives German power to 8-year low
May 2, 2013 - In-depth analysis of the recent EU carbon price crash and its impact on German power markets.

Proposed coal terminals for the US Pacific Northwest
April 23, 2013 - Update on four remaining proposed coal export terminals planned for the Pacific Northwest following the announcement that a second project had been abandoned

All Podcasts

Industry Solution Papers Library

Renewable Energy Certificates

Learn more about the REC markets and how market participants can use an independent source of REC pricing data by reading our latest special report (published April 2012).

All Solution Papers

Top 250 Rankings

The Platts Top 250 recognizes outstanding financial performance for the previous year. Each company listed in the Platts Top 250 has distinguished itself through its remarkable performance and the outstanding efforts and dedication of its team.

Market Issues

Platts Market Issues are a series of occasional discussion papers examining price-discovery issues.

Energy Bulletin

A daily email compiling a regional round-up of the top, most recent Platts news, in-depth features, information on Platts events, products and a summary of what's new on platts.com.