In 2012, an increase in the domestic supply of natural gas, combined with the recession and a warm winter, resulted in
low natural gas prices around the country.
But an even bigger problem for investors was the plunge
in natural gas prices in 2015, the result of abundant supplies and warmer weather.
Given the recent volatility
of natural gas prices, the stability of wind power prices is particularly appealing.
And as
natural gas prices rise, keeping nuclear plants on - line will protect consumers and industries from future price shocks.
This drop in share was partly because of somewhat
higher natural gas prices in 2017 and partly because of mild summer weather for the nation.
Lower wholesale,
spot natural gas prices this winter are only partially reflected in this winter's expected household natural gas expenditures.
Natural gas - fired generation is highly dependent
on natural gas prices as a result of competition with existing coal plants and renewables.
At the same time,
falling natural gas prices — combined with warm temperatures in much of the country — will mean big savings on heating bills.
However, coal demand can continue to decline
if natural gas prices stay low for a very long time allowing further replacement of coal - fired power plants with gas - fired ones.
Low
domestic natural gas prices have led to savings of almost $ 50 billion for customers who have used natural gas for heating, cooking and clothes drying over the past four years.
... Lower current and
projected natural gas prices also affect the competitiveness of renewables, especially once federal tax incentives expire.
While natural gas prices are low now, they are historically volatile with wide price swings tied to increasing demand, extreme weather events, and uncertainties about available gas supplies.
However, the economic feasibility of these systems may depend on
future natural gas prices, electricity market structures, and clean energy incentives.
At
current natural gas prices, these storage facilities have capital and operating costs of approximately 8 cents / kWh of electricity produced.
Higher regional
natural gas prices also have contributed to higher electricity prices, so consumers in regions that lack adequate energy infrastructure have paid more for electricity.
Many owners and managers also worried about market volatility around
natural gas pricing compared with prices for residual oil, which they knew to be stable and historically less expensive than other fuels.
Rather, it appears that compensation was tied more closely to production levels than
natural gas prices during 2008 through 2010.
We believe we have entered a sustained period of elevated crude oil and
natural gas prices which we believe is driven in part by increasing demand for industrial fuels.
During 2012, particularly in the spring and early summer, low
natural gas prices led to competition between natural gas - and coal - fired electric power generators.
This would
raise natural gas prices, though recent increases in natural gas production suggest that the change in gas prices would be moderate.
The projected level of heat rate improvement is sensitive to assumptions about natural gas supply that
influence natural gas prices, reflecting competition between available compliance options.
With
natural gas prices expected to continue rising, 58 other nations have 340 new coal - fired plants in various stages of development.
However, that «sort of moved the bar on wind and solar,» sharply dropping
natural gas prices just as those technologies were becoming more competitive.
I think sooner or later this price divergence will have to close, either by
natural gas prices rising, oil prices falling or a combination of the two.
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