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Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

08Sep

Don’t Jeopardize the Affordability Underpinned by Dispatchable Fuel Diversity

Just a few weeks ago, industry observers declared the end of the era of cheap natural gas. With U.S. natural gas prices soaring past the $4/MMBtu mark and now sitting above $4.60—nearly double what they were this time last year – that call seems increasingly prescient. Not since 2014 have prices been at this level […]
  • On September 8, 2021
  • Argus, Asia, electricity prices, Europe, Financial Times, Germany, Global Energy Institute, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Spain, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United Kingdom
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18Aug

With Natural Gas Prices Soaring, Fuel Diversity Matters More than Ever

The era of cheap natural gas is officially over. According to Bloomberg, a decade of low natural gas prices – driven by surging production from the U.S., Australia and other nations – has finally been overtaken by demand from a recovering global economy. New supply, and the appetite of industry to provide it, isn’t keeping […]
  • On August 18, 2021
  • Asia, Bloomberg, electricity prices, Europe, fuel diversity, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), natural gas, PJM Interconnection, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), U.S. Energy Information Administration
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24Mar

When Dispatchable Fuel Diversity Goes, Affordability Does Too

Coal power proved invaluable across the Midwest this February in keeping the lights on and homes warm during the deep freeze. But coal is not just a reliability backstop. As we’re now seeing, it’s also a critical piece of a balanced generation portfolio that holds down wholesale electricity prices. On the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) […]
  • On March 24, 2021
  • electricity prices, Energy Solutions Inc., Grand Forks Herald, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Minnesota, North Dakota, Pew, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, Wisconsin
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17Mar

The Existing Coal Fleet Is the Bridge We Need

With the energy transition underway, learning from the Texas grid crisis and building a path towards increased reliability is more urgent than ever. Additional variable power will be coming to grids across the country. At what pace and scale remains to be seen but ensuring reliability in the years ahead is shaping up to be […]
  • On March 17, 2021
  • grid reliability, ISO New England, Jim Robb, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), natural gas, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), PJM Interconnection, polar vortex, solar, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, Wall Street Journal, wind
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03Mar

Dispatchable Fuel Diversity is Invaluable 

Does fuel diversity matter? Or, to put a finer point on it, does dispatchable fuel diversity matter? If February taught us anything, the answer is a resounding yes. Along with the Texas grid disaster, there were two neighboring grids pushed to the brink by the same unrelenting cold but both fared much better. The Southwest […]
  • On March 3, 2021
  • California, fuel diversity, International Energy Agency (IEA), Kevin Stitt, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), Morning Consult, natural gas, polling, Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, Wall Street Journal
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13Feb

Markets Must Better Value Flexible, Dispatchable Coal Power

How valuable is a kilowatt hour of electricity? That, of course, depends greatly on when that electricity is produced and just how much it’s needed. Consider the gulf in value of excess electricity generated by solar power midday and the electricity produced by a coal plant when demand is spiking and intermittent sources of power […]
  • On February 13, 2020
  • coal, Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), National Association of Regulatory Commissioners, natural gas, Peter Balash, solar, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, wind
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Recent Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Posts
  • Don’t Jeopardize the Affordability Underpinned by Dispatchable Fuel Diversity
  • With Natural Gas Prices Soaring, Fuel Diversity Matters More than Ever
  • When Dispatchable Fuel Diversity Goes, Affordability Does Too
  • The Existing Coal Fleet Is the Bridge We Need
  • Dispatchable Fuel Diversity is Invaluable 
  • Markets Must Better Value Flexible, Dispatchable Coal Power
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