Congress is scheduled to vote Friday on a massive government spending package with a provision to lift all limits on crude oil exports. Here's what's playing into the Capitol Hill decision.
(Thu, 17 Dec 2015) Most of the utility-scale solar PV electric generating capacity has been installed in the southwestern part of the country in states such as California and Arizona, which together accounted for 64% of the national total as of September 2015. The South Atlantic region has about 11% of the nation's 9,968 MW of utility-scale PV capacity, largely in North Carolina. Until now, Georgia has installed relatively little solar PV capacity, but the state plans to add more than 750 MW of utility-scale solar by the end of 2016.
(Thu, 17 Dec 2015) Most of the utility-scale solar PV electric generating capacity has been installed in the southwestern part of the country in states such as California and Arizona, which together accounted for 64% of the national total as of September 2015. The South Atlantic region has about 11% of the nation's 9,968 MW of utility-scale PV capacity, largely in North Carolina. Until now, Georgia has installed relatively little solar PV capacity, but the state plans to add more than 750 MW of utility-scale solar by the end of 2016.
(Thu, 17 Dec 2015) New monthly data are available for electricity, petroleum, and coal series. New annual data are also available for crude oil and natural gas reserves and total carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, analytical narratives have been updated for Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Dirty tanker freight rates soared to their highest level in years in 2015, bringing back the positive vibe for shipowners. But how sustainable is this strength in prices going forward?
Europe is facing a new conflict: Platts editors discuss a potential gas price war between US LNG and Russian pipeline gas.
Anglo American said recently it would scrap its dividend this year and next, hugely reduce capex and look to sell all its lossmaking assets.
Dutch economic affairs minister Henk Kamp must be more than ready for the holiday season after what has been an eventful year for the man in charge of the country’s energy policy.
(Wed, 16 Dec 2015) Independent energy assessments of a subset of the buildings surveyed in EIA's Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey have confirmed the quality of data gathered by interviewers. For instance, 65% of the square footage values collected by the interviewers agreed within +/- 10% with the square footage data collected by professional energy assessors.
