Is Energy Independence for the U.S. Around the Corner?
February 13, 2012
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Is Energy Independence for the U.S. Around the Corner?
Two Crucial Issues for Utilities in 2012
February 13, 2012
Edison Electric Institute’s VP of finance and energy supply wrote a commentary published by Risk.net that stated that (1) regulation of the over-the-counter derivatives markets and (2) tax rates on dividends and capital gains will be the key priorities for EEI in Washington this year. http://www.risk.net/energy-risk/opinion/2144507/utilities-crucial-issues-2012-edison-electric-institute# (subscription required)
Low-Income Families Vulnerable to Energy Costs
February 13, 2012
Energy costs for U.S. households will almost double this year from 2001, consuming a fifth of the annual income for half of American homes, according to a study by American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-09/energy-takes-twice-as-much-income-for-half-of-u-s-households.html
MIT Issues Interdisciplinary Report, “The Future of the Electric Grid”
February 3, 2012
Click here to read the full report.
Energy Generated by Tides and Waves
January 26, 2012
The DOE issued two reports recently that explain that energy generated by tides, waves and other hydro resources could meet 15 percent of U.S. energy demand by 2030. http://poweracrosstexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Energy-Potential-from-Tidal-Streams.pdf http://poweracrosstexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Ocean-Wave-Energy-Resources.pdf
Shale Gas and Greenhouse Gas Footprint
January 19, 2012
Last summer, we reported on an article by a group of Cornell University professors (led by Robert Howarth) that concluded that shale gas has a higher greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint than coal. Recently, a study also from Cornell concludes that the earlier Cornell study by Howarth was “seriously flawed,” and that shale gas has a [...]
Drillers must employ best practices to keep ‘fracking’ boom alive
January 13, 2012
By Stephen Holditch Houston Chronicle As recently as 2001, the production of gas naturally occurring deep inside shale rock provided less than 2 percent of total U.S. natural gas production. Today, it is approaching 30 percent. As late as 2007, it was commonly assumed that the United States would be importing large amounts of liquefied [...]
ERCOT 10-year forecast highlights increased demand and need for generation
December 7, 2011
Texas’ population is growing (over 20 percent in the last 10 years) and with increased load and a decrease in availability of generation, ERCOT CEO Trip Doggett is “very concerned” about how this may affect Texas this summer when demand is high. Late last week, ERCOT released its 10-year outlook and which determined that reserve [...]
December 5-6: CO2-EOR and Carbon Management Workshop
November 15, 2011
The 9th Annual CO2-EOR and Carbon Management Workshop, part of the CO2 Conference Week will take place in Houston December 5-6th. For more information and to register go to: http://co2conferencenet.eventbrite.com/
What does the future hold for the energy workforce?
November 15, 2011
On the street, in the news, and at the Capitol, the conversation continually turns to the need for more jobs in this country. Troops to Energy Jobs is a new initiative designed to train veterans to be employed in key energy positions. According to recent reports, nearly 40 percent of the nation’s energy workforce will [...]
