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C&I and Residential Natural Gas Choice in Ohio Continues to Grow

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A view of The Flats in Ohio, a part of the state that can benefit from natural gas choice as well as taking a comprehensive approach to energy management.

As we look ahead to 2011, we’re pleased to share that Ohio recently reported growth in its natural gas choice market in Q3. According to Restructuring Today, natural gas shopping in Ohio increased by 1.4 percentage points, with 42,487 new choice customers overall, with nearly 38,000 residential customers and almost 2,700 C&I customers.  …
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EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2011

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The EIA released its Early Release of the Annual Energy Outlook for 2011 (AEO2011) last week. This annual report examines energy market trends and potential directions they may take in the future.  Highlights from the report include:

Expectations for higher shale gas resources

EIA expects shale production to increase as a result of  an increased estimate of natural gas resources.   Larger resources lead to about double the shale gas production than was projected in 2010. Continued increases in shale gas are expected to offset declines in other sources of U.S. supply and help to meet consumption growth into 2035 (Figure 1).


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Experts Discuss “Information-Driven Energy Management for the Enterprise” in Boston & NYC

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Photo taken during the "Information-Driven Energy Management for the Enterprise" seminar held at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City on Dec. 14.

As energy managers are aware, there are a number of factors to consider when developing a strategic approach to energy management. Recently, I was fortunate to discuss how large businesses can take a broader, global perspective through the optimization of energy related data with a dynamic group of energy managers and business representatives.

Seminars titled “Information-Driven Energy Management for the…
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Short Term Gas and Electric Prices Rise on Cold Temps

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Earlier this week, Northeast natural gas cash prices shot up to over $20/mmBtu. Many key pipelines were at or near capacity, and constrained flows limited regional supply (see Chart 1). This was largely due to below normal temperatures driving above average gas heating demand and gas powered generation loads. Some of the Northeast gas markets reached price levels not seen since January 2008. 

Transco Zone 6 New York, which is a major gas transportation route into New York City, reached a price of $25/mmBtu on Monday. As cold weather drove up demand for gas fired generation, buyers were forced…
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Tech Collective Secures a Strategic Approach to Energy Management to Benefit IT & Bioscience Industry in RI

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By Kathie Shields
Executive Director of Tech Collective

Last week Tech Collective, Rhode Island’s Information Technology and Bioscience Industry Association, added yet another valuable business resource to its Affinity Program. We named Constellation Energy as Tech Collective’s endorsed energy supplier, which will allow us to provide a complete portfolio of energy management products for our members to implement insightful energy management strategies. The products, ranging from electricity supply to renewable energy certificates and demand response programs, can help our members stabilize their energy budgets, reduce energy costs, improve facility operations, and advance sustainability goals.

The initiative supports…
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Outage Season: Spring 2011 Looks to be Deeper than Last Year

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The Spring outage season, the time when nuclear facilities around the country shut down for refueling and general maintenance, is just around the corner.  Plant managers schedule outages during the Spring and Fall when electricity use is generally lower because of milder temperatures. Industrial Info Resources, the leading provider of industrial market information, forecast a peak outage of 24GW of capacity off line in early April, which is lower than outages experienced in Fall 2009 (28 GW) and Spring 2010 ((25 GW).  This forecast does not include unplanned outages or overruns which could easily raise the outages back to what…
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