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Energy Impact Partners Investment Firm Expands Its Network with Ameren Corp.

June 7, 2016

Ameren Joins Energy Impact Partners Utility Coalition Energy Impact Partners Adds Another Utility Partner as Investment Firm Expands Its Network NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 7, 2016) – Energy Impact Partners LP (EIP) today announced the addition of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) to its Nexus strategic partner network. Ameren joins Southern Company (NYSE: SO), National Grid plc (NYSE: NGG), and

Talen Energy to be Acquired by Riverstone in $5 Billion Transaction

June 3, 2016

ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Talen Energy Corporation (NYSE: TLN), a competitive energy and power generation company that owns or controls 16,000 megawatts of capacity in eight states, announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with affiliates of Riverstone Holdings LLC (“Riverstone”), a private investment firm. Under terms of the merger agreement, all outstanding shares of Talen Energy

D.C. Court Delays Clean Power Plan Hearing by more than Three Months

May 19, 2016

D.C. court makes rare decision to bypass three-judge panel for Clean Power Plan review In an unusual move, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals announced that oral arguments to assess the merits of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan will now take place before a nine-judge panel, bypassing review of challenges by a three-judge panel. The original three-judge panel was scheduled

Switch to NatGas Delivers Lowest CO2 Emissions from Electricity Generation Since 1993

May 16, 2016

Natural Gas: the environmental movement’s strongest asset Double benefits of gas-fired power plants: NatGas emits less carbon dioxide per unit of electricity generation and consumes less fuel per unit of generation It shouldn’t be very long before the environmental movement is rallying kayakers to hold celebrations to thank U.S. E&P companies for their hard work and massive investments to find and

Coal Under Fire: Clean Power Plan Begins

December 21, 2015

27 States are Suing to Stop the CPP, Where do Things Stand? On August 3, 2015, President Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the Clean Power Plan, which is described on the EPA website as “a historic and important step in reducing carbon pollution from power plants that takes real action on climate change.” The Clean Power Plan mandates the federal

Exelon Moving Forward with $6.8 Billion Merger

October 21, 2015

Combined Exelon, Pepco utility will have the largest customer base in the U.S. Support from District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser for the merger of Exelon (ticker: EXC) and Pepco Holding Inc. (ticker: POM) utilities may push the $6.8 billion merger through, even after the D.C. Public Service Commission (PSC) announced it would not approve the deal in August. The

Coal vs. Natural Gas: NatGas Takes the Lead

August 14, 2015

As natural gas prices come more in-line with coal, generators make the switch This chart, provided by EnerCom Analytics, shows the increasing use of natural gas as opposed to coal for electrical generation. April 2015, marked the first time ever that natural gas was responsible for more electrical power generation than coal. The grey and red bars show the percentage

Natural Gas Overtakes Coal in Electrical Generation for the First Time

July 16, 2015

April 2015 marks the first time ever that natural gas generated more electricity than coal The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly for April 2015, showed natural gas overtaking coal as the primary source of electrical power generation in the United States. April marks the first time ever that natural gas has powered more electrical generation than coal. According

Natural Gas Replacing Coal Nationwide

May 28, 2015

The EIA’s Electricity Monthly Update shows increased use of natural gas across the U.S. Electricity generation from coal decreased in all regions of the country in March compared to the previous year, while electricity generation from natural gas increased in all regions of the country over the same period, according to the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electricity Monthly Update. The

EIA: Expect Natural Gas to Carve Out a Greater Market Share

May 4, 2015

Natural gas continues to grow The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects natural gas to account for 31% of electricity generation by fuel type by 2040. In the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2015, the administration predicts that the percentage of electricity of generated from natural gas will gain 4% of the market share on top of its existing 27% share

2015: Coal v. Natural Gas

April 23, 2015

Could a drop in natural gas prices spur additional market share growth? As we swing into spring earnings season, Q1 earnings are coming fast, along with questions surrounding the state of natural gas and oil prices. In a non-oil and gas realm, Arch Coal Inc. (ticker: ACI) released Q1 results this week. The coal giant reported a net loss of $113

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