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Options in the Eleventh Year for Interim Standard Offer Number Four Contracts
Hinrichs, Thomas C. - 2006
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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Geothermal Energy Market Study on the Atlantic Coastal Plain. A Review of Recent Energy Price Projections for Traditional Space Heating Fuel 1985-2000
Weissbrod, Richard; Barron, William - 2007
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435445
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An overview of alternative fossil fuel price and carbon regulation scenarios
Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2008
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435456
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The potential impact of renewable energy deployment on natural gas prices in New England
Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark - 2008
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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Estimation of the social costs of natural gas
Nieves, L.A.; Lemon, J.R. - 2011
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435496
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Factors driving wind power development in the United States
Bird, Lori A.; Parsons, Brian; Gagliano, Troy; Brown, … - 2008
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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Natural Gas Prices Forecast Comparison--AEO vs. Natural Gas Markets
Wong-Parodi, Gabrielle; Lekov, Alex; Dale, Larry - 2008
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435573
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Natural gas contracts in an emerging competitive market
Sutherland, R.J. - 2008
market prices. Public utility commissioners are encouraged to permit utilities a free choice in signing gas contracts, but to … allow only competitive market prices to be reflected in allowable fuel costs. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435688
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Strategies for cost-effective carbon reductions: A sensitivity analysis of alternative scenarios
Gumerman, Etan; Koomey, Jonathan G.; Brown, Marilyn - 2009
Analyses of alternative futures often present results for a limited set of scenarios, with little if any sensitivity analysis to identify the factors affecting the scenario results. This approach creates an artificial impression of certainty associated with the scenarios considered, and inhibits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435761
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Scenarios for Benefits Analysis of Energy Research, Development,Demonstration and Deployment
Gumerman, Etan; Marnay, Chris - 2008
and natural gas prices) within the price range evaluated. Perhaps even higher price paths would lead to a distinctly … future. The future in the Carbon Cap Scenario has higher electricity prices, reduced driving, more renewable capacity, and …
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