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@EIAgov - Operators plan to retire 5.2 GW of US generating capacity in 2024, a 62% decrease from last year when 13.5 GW was retired and the least in any year since 2008, Coal and natural gas jointly account for 91% of the planned capacity retirements. #energy #power #retirements

TEXAS POWER GRID POISED TO LOSE A BIG GAS PLANT Strained Texas Power Grid Is Poised to Lose a Big Gas Plant https://hubs.la/Q02pBYVV0 The Texas power grid is poised to lose a big natural gas-fired power plant, potentially straining a system that’s already grappling with an exodus of fossil fuel generation. #power #powergrid #gasplant #gasindustry #oilandgasindustry #energyindustry #naturalgas #fossilfuels

Gas generation is key component to a diversified, reliable and cost effective power supply!

Just last week, the regional grid operator PJM issued a maximum generation alert, requiring power generators to run at maximum output to avoid disruptions as a heat wave blanketed the Mid-Atlantic region. As energy consumption grows and the need for grid reliability increases, expanding the natural gas power generation infrastructure is crucial to ensure reliable and cost-effective electricity to consumers. https://lnkd.in/dTZaDRw6

Just last week, the regional grid operator PJM issued a maximum generation alert, requiring power generators to run at maximum output to avoid disruptions as a heat wave blanketed the Mid-Atlantic region. As energy consumption grows and the need for grid reliability increases, expanding the natural gas power generation infrastructure is crucial to ensure reliable and cost-effective electricity to consumers. https://lnkd.in/dTZaDRw6

“Natural gas from Pennsylvania is the backbone of PJM’s electric generation capacity, where the 13-states and the District of Columbia are dependent upon the Commonwealth to keep the lights – and the AC – running. “Pennsylvania generates roughly one-third of the electricity produced in PJM, which means it directly powers about 7% of the country’s GDP,” a recent report from Pittsburgh Works pointed out. Consumers a few hundred miles north of Pennsylvania, however, are deprived of the cost, reliability and environmental benefits provided by American produced natural gas. Government mandated “renewable-only” energy policies have constrained the New England region’s power market, and they are forced to rely on expensive natural gas imports from Trinidad and Tobago and elsewhere for energy needs.” #NatGas #EnergyPoliciesMatter #DomesticEnergy #Grids

How do you stop utility companies from earning billions on inefficient capital spending? You kill the incentive. Our latest on Substack addresses one way to reign in utilities from Green Plating the grid.

Germany to Launch tenders for #hydrogen-ready #gas power plants ▶️ In addition to the hydrogen-ready gas #powerplants, Germany also plans to tender another 5 GW of new gas-fired power plants. ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dt6EVBT3 #NGW #energy

Entergy Texas said this week that it plans to build two new natural gas power plants to meet rapidly increasing electricity demand in southern Texas. Reuters has the story.   A plant in Port Arthur, if approved, will produce 754 MW and will be equipped with technology to capture carbon emissions and a combustion turbine able to run on hydrogen. A plant near Cleveland, Texas, would produce 453 MW and also include a hydrogen-capable combustion turbine. #energyindustry #carboncapture #hydrogen #emissionsreduction #energysecurity #energyindependence #gridresilience #gridreliability #energy #infrastructure #construction #APCA https://lnkd.in/eT5H4wYj

Given the relatively large magnitude of installed wind and solar generation capacity in Texas, combined with the lack of interconnection to other regionally managed grids, I wonder how much power curtailment occurs from these generation resources when wind or solar peaks exceed demand. If it’s significant, I’d argue that storage (battery or otherwise) should qualify for these up to 60% match 3% low interest loan deals. Subjective to an all-in analysis of costs, including capex (inclusive of cost per MWh energy capacity stored as well as operating lifetime and decommissioning) and especially opex like fuel and maintenance and grid management. I also agree with those that state the both reliability and externalities should be part of the TCO, which are both difficult to quantify but can to some extent appear in a qualitataive scoring when considering eligibility (as this program apparently does). On reliability, I would start small scale with battery storage to see how the various battery chemistries perform from a reliability perspective, particularly in extreme weather. Which by the way, wasn’t applied to any build out time consideration of existing gas generation capacity during Winter Storm Uri either and should be. Also no mention of demand management potential. Which is inclusive of pricing incentives, load shedding tradeoffs for getting good rates in power contracts for big consumers like crypto and AI, as well as technical means like smart networked metering. Well that last one might be difficult to sell in Texas anyway.