Permian Basin shale play report

(Tue, 03 Mar 2020) The Permian Basin Report contains a review of the Wolfcamp, Bone Spring, and Delaware shale plays of the Delaware Basin, which is part of the larger Permian Basin. The report presents the geologic framework, reservoir properties, and hydrocarbon production history and trends for these plays along with geological cross-sections and producing formation structure and thickness maps.

Effects of renewable technology capital costs on electricity capacity and generation in two illustrative regions

(Fri, 28 Feb 2020) EIA presents a series of alternative cases to the <em>International Energy Outlook 2019</em> (IEO2019) that vary renewable technology capital costs to see the resulting effects on projected electricity capacity and generation in high and low demand growth regions. An analysis of the results is presented in an <em>Issue in Focus</em> article.

ISO-NE announces results for the 14th Forward Capacity Market auction

(Fri, 21 Feb 2020) On February 5, 2020, the Independent System Operator for New England (ISO-NE) announced the results of its 14th annual Forward Capacity Market (FCM) auction. ISO-NE holds the auctions to ensure that the New England power system will have sufficient electricity supply resources to meet the future demand for electricity. In this most recent auction, ISO-NE secured electric generating capacity covering June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.

ISO-NE announces results for the 14th Forward Capacity Market auction

(Fri, 21 Feb 2020) On February 5, 2020, the Independent System Operator for New England (ISO-NE) announced the results of its 14th annual Forward Capacity Market (FCM) auction. ISO-NE holds the auctions to ensure that the New England power system will have sufficient electricity supply resources to meet the future demand for electricity. In this most recent auction, ISO-NE secured electric generating capacity covering June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.

EIA forecasts that total working natural gas stocks will end the 2019–20 heating season at the highest level since 2017

(Thu, 20 Feb 2020) In the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) February <em>Energy Outlook</em> (STEO), EIA forecasts the Lower 48 working natural gas in storage (stocks) will end the 2019–20 heating season (November 1–March 31) at 1,935 billion cubic feet (Bcf), or 243 Bcf more than the five-year average. In the forecast, net injections during the refill season (April 1–October 31) will bring working gas stocks to about 4,029 Bcf, which would be the most natural gas in U.S. inventory on record as of the end of October 2020.

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