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crude oil, energy product prices, and other assumptions which may affect the macroeconomic outlook. By varying the …
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natural gas prices are discussed. In the State of California, the agency responsible for the official forecast is the … establishes the forecast of natural gas prices in addition to other parameters which are used in the planning process. The … service area forecast indicates a bottoming of the gas price in 1994 at $2.50/mmbtu. Recent prices in 1992 are already at …
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petroleum, natural gas, and electricity, projected trends in the real prices for these fuels were examined. The spread in the … current and in projected future prices for these fuels, which often serve identical end uses, underscores the influence of … energy. Competitiveness would, of course, be increased if geothermal heat could be delivered for prices closer to those for …
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heightened natural gas and oil prices, and (3) a Carbon Cap-and-Trade Scenario. The immediate goal is to use these scenarios to … considered by EERE and FE staff--carbon cap-and-trade and high fuel prices--are compared to other scenarios used by energy … the natural gas prices through 2025 proposed in the FE-EERE Scenarios Working Group's High Fuel Price Scenario appear to …
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can also put downward pressure on natural gas prices by reducing demand for gas among gas-fired generators. These gas … price reductions are, in turn, expected to reduce electricity prices and--more importantly--directly reduce consumer natural … and supply of natural gas suggest that policymakers may want to pursue actions that reduce the strain of high prices on …
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This study determines the extent to which it is possible to develop monetary estimates of the marginal social cost of fuels, using natural gas to test a methodology that could be applied to other fuels. This requires review of previous estimates of both market and nonmarket costs to the extent...
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In the United States, there has been substantial recent growth in wind energy generating capacity, with growth averaging 24 percent annually during the past five years. About 1,700 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in 2001, while another 410 MW became operational in 2002. This year (2003)...
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This paper evaluates the accuracy of two methods to forecast natural gas prices: using the Energy Information … analysis suggests that the Henry Hub futures price provides a more accurate average forecast of natural gas prices than the AEO ….S. Wellhead natural gas price. These results suggest that agencies forecasting natural gas prices should consider incorporating …
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The purpose of this article is to compare the accuracy of forecasts for natural gas prices as reported by the Energy … gas prices and between Henry Hub and U.S. wellhead spot prices. The results indicate that, on average, Henry Hub is a … better predictor of natural gas prices with an average error of 0.23 and a standard deviation of 1.22 than STEO with an …
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Markets for renewable electricity have grown significantly in recent years, motivated in part by federal tax incentives and in part by state renewables portfolio standards and renewable energy funds. State renewables portfolio standards, for example, motivated approximately 45% of the 4,300 MW...
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