The final version of Dr. Fred Beach’s report, “An Analysis of the Potential for Expanded Use of Natural Gas in Electrical Power Generation, Transportation, and Direct Use: Texas as a Case Study” has been released. http://www.poweracrosstexas.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/NatGasFinalReport31712.pdf
Kids from around the world have chosen to accept the mission of learning about energy issues through an innovative online game WhyPower! created by Power Across Texas (PAT) and its partners (DaVinci Minds and Numedeon). The WhyPower! platform hosts several popular games, including Green Build, which teaches students to build an energy efficient home and [...]
Today, the EPA released a proposed rule that provides a carbon pollution standard for future power plants. The proposed standard only applies to power plants built in the future and EPA’s press release states that the goal of the standard is to “ensure that… progress toward a cleaner, safer and more modern power sector continues.” [...]
Power Across Texas is proud to announce two new corporate members: LCRA and Lone Star Transmission, LLC. We especially want to thank Becky Motal, General Manager of LCRA,Mike Grable, President of Lone Star Transmission, and Eric Gleason, President of NextEra Energy Transmission (Lone Star’s parent company). We know that their participation will help PAT strengthen [...]
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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)
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 [...]
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 [...]
According to a recent article published by Bloomberg, shale-gas reserves in the U.S. have the potential to revive our economy. Read the article here.
A recent study issued by members of Yale Graduates in Energy finds that despite increased regulations on the coal industry and potentially increased accessibility to large volumes of natural gas, “no case can be made for gas taking over and driving coal out of the markets for fuel to generate electricity.” At most, the study [...]
