Sentences with phrase «natural gas prices»

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.
The incentive for adoption of these technologies is uncertain when natural gas prices are low.
Lower wholesale, spot natural gas prices this winter are only partially reflected in this winter's expected household natural gas expenditures.
With natural gas prices so low, producers are cutting back severely on drilling.
Natural gas - fired generation is highly dependent on natural gas prices as a result of competition with existing coal plants and renewables.
Natural gas price volatility presents numerous problems and opportunities to different market players.
At the same time, falling natural gas prices — combined with warm temperatures in much of the country — will mean big savings on heating bills.
Coal's importance as an energy source has diminished amid cheap natural gas prices and slowing demand abroad.
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.
This has caused natural gas price declines towards (inflation adjusted) historic lows.
... 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.
The impact of the supply increase on North American natural gas prices has been dramatic.
Rather, it appears that compensation was tied more closely to production levels than natural gas prices during 2008 through 2010.
Low natural gas prices make that fuel an attractive alternative.
Historically oil prices have traded at 6 to 12 times natural gas prices.
If contract talks with teachers and health workers get hot in the next couple of years, blame natural gas prices.
With electricity and natural gas prices continuing to rise, the costs of having a constant supply of hot water can really add up.
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.
This huge savings is primarily due to low and stable natural gas prices.
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.
It did so in the midst of a difficult winter and a rising natural gas price environment.
The brutally cold winter isn't the only thing sending natural gas prices higher, a declining supply is too.
Natural gas price predictions for 2014 and how did the analysts do in 2013?
This weather outlook has contributed to lower natural gas price expectations, as shown in the next slide.
However, that «sort of moved the bar on wind and solar,» sharply dropping natural gas prices just as those technologies were becoming more competitive.
Since then, with natural gas prices down, the industry has lost 3,000 jobs.
It is coming from the volatility of natural gas prices.
Well we have already spoken about the massive divergence in natural gas prices when compared with oil.
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.
Another key takeaway from the new cost study relates to projected natural gas prices.
There aren't many sure bets you can make in the market, but higher natural gas prices in 2017 may be the best.
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