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California's summer electric power outlook

May 21, 2012 (11:21 mins)

Martin Coyne and John Kingston explain how less runoff from snowpack to "fuel" California's hydropower and the indefinite loss of the San Onofre nuclear plant could mean that California power supply may be stretched to its limits this summer.

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US energy secretary urges renewables development amid gas boom

Washington (Platts)--22May2013/344 pm EDT/1944 GMT

The Obama administration should be pushing hard for the development of renewable energy technologies even as the ongoing US gas boom makes them less economically competitive, the new head of the Department of Energy said Wednesday.

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News Features

High congestion costs in West Texas seen continuing: analysis

May 21, 2013

Heightened congestion costs in West Texas are expected again this summer as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and Oncor continue to work to reduce those costs.

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.

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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.

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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

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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).

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