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SoCal Edison Inks 1,700 MW of Gas-Fired Deals

In an effort to make up for 2,200 MW of generation lost when the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) was closed last year, Edison International's Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) has signed five contracts for nearly 1,700 MW of natural gas-fired generation and another 69 deals providing the rest. Read More

California OKs Major Gas-Fired Power Replacement Project

California energy officials on Wednesday gave the green light to AES Corp.'s plans to replace its old, inefficient natural gas-fired generation complex at Huntington Beach with a state of the art 939 MW gas-fired plant. Read More

California Gas-Fired Power Increased Before Drought, Nuclear Plant Closure

Shadowing recent federal data on drought-driven upswings in the use of natural gas for power generation, the California Energy Commission (CEC) crunched some of its own statistics and found that the shift to gas preceded both the three-year drought and the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) last year. Read More

NextEra Files for Pipeline Offshoot From Proposed Sabal Trail

Florida Southeast Connection LLC (FSC), a unit of NextEra Energy Inc. -- which is a partner with Spectra Energy Partners LLC in the Sabal Trail Transmission LLC project -- is proposing a 126-mile pipeline from Sabal Trail to serve Florida Power & Light Co.'s (FPL) Martin Clean Energy Center near Indiantown, FL. Read More

California Drought Means Less Hydro, More Gas-Fired Power

With 58% of California now in exceptional drought conditions, the state's source of hydroelectric power is down sharply, while reliance on natural gas-fired generation and renewables increased steadily during a dry period stretching back to 2011. Read More

Cool Weather Prospects Easing; November Seen 12 Cents Lower

November natural gas is expected to open 12 cents lower Monday morning at $3.92 as forecasts calling for a cool air incursion suddenly look less intense. Overnight oil markets rose. Read More

Weather, Technicals Keep Expiring October Below $4

The expiring October natural gas futures contract is expected to open 3 cents lower Friday morning at $3.94, with traders squaring books as it goes off the board. Weather forecasts continue to be unsupportive, and technical thresholds remain intact. Overnight oil markets were mixed. Read More

Bearish Sentiment Pervasive; October Called A Penny Lower

October natural gas is seen opening a penny lower Friday morning at $3.81 as traders cite the ongoing dynamic of storage deficit contraction and little in the way of supportive weather on the horizon. Overnight oil markets rose. Read More

EIA: Lower 48 Gas-Fired Generation to Grow to 1.6 Billion MWh by 2040

The use of natural gas for power generation in the Lower 48 is expected to increase to 1.6 billion megawatt hours by 2040, a 1.3% average annual increase, in part due to... Read More

Shorts Growing Impatient; September Called 3 Cents Higher

September natural gas is expected to open 3 cents higher Tuesday morning at $3.86 as traders factor in coal-switching and somewhat supportive near-term weather. Overnight oil markets eased lower. Read More