IHS Markit
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Legal & Regulatory
Wind Power Faces a Post-PTC ‘Valley of Death’
Wind power capacity in the U.S., whose explosive growth has tripled since 2008—even overtaking hydropower to become the nation’s largest source of renewable electricity—could face a period of stagnation once the production tax credit (PTC) is phased out in 2021. Analysts at WINDPOWER 2018 in Chicago last week called the period between 2021 and 2026 […]
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Press Releases
New Report Details Grid Resiliency Risks Posed by Nuclear Plant Closures
WASHINGTON (May 3, 2018) — A new report released today by IHS Markit outlines the severe grid resiliency, environmental and financial consequences for customers served by the PJM Interconnection Energy Market (PJM) that will likely result from uneconomic nuclear plant closures. PJM operates the world’s largest competitive wholesale electricity market and coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity […]
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Legal & Regulatory
Experts: Warfare Between Coal and Gas Is Nonexistent
Markets may currently favor natural gas, but coal, which has been diminished for “good reason,” will likely have a significant place as a reliable fuel for power generation, a diverse panel of U.S. coal experts—including a generator, a supplier, and a market analyst—suggested at CERAWeek by IHS Markit in Houston on March 7. Coal lost […]
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IIOT Power
Six Forces Disrupting the Power Sector
Multiple disparate trends could forcefully reshape power systems around the world. As electricity markets transform, technologies advance, industries converge, consumption patterns change, environmental
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Legal & Regulatory
U.S. and Canada Follow Different Climate Policy Paths—Does One Offer a Competitive Advantage?
Although the U.S. and Canada are both aiming for similar greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, the two countries are embarking on decidedly different approaches to reaching their goals, according to a report released on August 23. IHS Markit—a company that provides information, analytics, and solutions to customers in business, finance, and government—developed the report, titled […]