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No Gas Crunch This Winter, Forecasts Say
With a warmer winter projected this year, according to recent forecasts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), last year’s record upheavals in the natural gas market appear unlikely to recur. Especially in the eastern and northeastern U.S., this… Read More

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Zero-Emission Gas Plant Project Closes Funding
North Carolina–based NET Power announced Oct. 15 that it had closed funding and major project agreements for a novel gas-fired plant that will produce no emissions whatsoever. NET Power’s design represents potentially the biggest advance in gas-fired power generation since… Read More

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NERC’s Polar Vortex Review Bares Natural Gas Dependency, Equipment Vulnerabilities
Despite record low temperatures and widespread generation outages during the polar vortex, bulk power system reliability was maintained, says the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) in a newly released analysis of the extreme cold weather event that engulfed most… Read More

Rising Production Still Dictating North American Gas Markets, Experts Say
Booming natural gas production, mostly in the Northeast, will continue to confound traditional North American gas market dynamics in the near future, said speakers at the LDC Gas Forum—Rockies and West in Los Angeles Oct. 7-8. “Northeast production is flipping… Read More

FERC Approves Cove Point LNG Export Terminal Project
After more than a year of deliberation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Dominion’s proposal to construct and operate liquefaction and export facilities at its existing Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal located in Lusby, Md. The… Read More

Prepare Your Gas Plant for Cold Weather Operations
A sustained Arctic blast composed of freezing rain, record snowfalls, and high winds hit 22 states, from Mexico to New England in early February 2011. The extreme weather severely affected the power generation&hellips; Read More

Quickly Boost Your Combustion Turbine Response
Twice this year, PJM flirted with blackouts when brutal winter storms (dubbed a polar vortex) struck the Eastern U.S. in January. The cold weather set a new winter peak demand record of 141,500 MW on Jan. 7&hellips; Read More

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