Sentences with phrase «relatively low natural gas prices»

Existing U.S. nuclear power generating plants operate under increasingly competitive market conditions brought on by relatively low natural gas prices, increasing electricity generation from renewable energy sources, and limited growth in electric power demand.

The company expects coal demand to rise in the coming year, but relatively low natural gas prices will continue to add downward pricing pressure.

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CCS really amounts to a combined GHG and natural gas hedge which, in a world of really expensive gas, allows you to maintain lower electricity prices than you perhaps otherwise would be able to as you can continue to use relatively cheap and plentiful coal while capturing and storing the emissions.

This is one of the main factors why the price of natural gas has fallen and remained relatively low.

Further, there are hopes for relatively low - cost natural gas to revive U.S. industries — from steel to plastics — that could take advantage of current prices, which by world standards are cheap.

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Koch informed his audience that «coal is relatively low in price, that oil has been «pretty cheap» until recently and that there is an abundance of natural gas, available at a price almost competitive with coal,» the Palm Beach paper reported.

Platts nuclear editor discusses why utilities are building new nuclear capacity when electricity prices are so low and the price of natural gas is relatively low.

Lots of relatively low - priced natural gas really limits the chance that electric rates will rise dramatically and that's long been the cry of coal.»

And unlike the electricity industry, in which market forces have pushed utilities toward cleaner energy, including natural gas and renewable sources, relatively low gasoline prices in recent years have led consumers to pay less attention to fuel economy when they buy new cars.

Natural gas prices and price volatility have been relatively low ever since then — largely thanks to abundant domestic production from shale and other tight - rock formations.

Natural gas production from domestic shale gas formations began to rapidly increase starting in 2005, which has led to a relatively sustained period of low natural gas Natural gas production from domestic shale gas formations began to rapidly increase starting in 2005, which has led to a relatively sustained period of low natural gas natural gas prices.

If, however, coal with CCS has to compete with gas with CCS then the situation is more balanced, particularly in markets such as China where the capital costs for coal power plants and coal prices are relatively low compared to natural gas.

The relatively low price of natural gas gives U.S. manufacturers an advantage over competitors in other parts of the world that rely on a more expensive oil - based feedstock.