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PPI Report Favorable
In more good news in the fight against inflation, October’s PPI report showed a decline in producer prices. Read more
Back to Normal
The balance has been restored. Historically, buyers and brokers in ERCOT have led the way with the strongest appetite for market-based risk. Read more
Big Move for NYISO
Buyers and brokers in NYISO, an historically conservative group, make the biggest move this week in the direction of market-based risk. Read more
IEA: Net Zero by 2050 IS Attainable
The IEA reports that reaching net zero emissions by 2050 remains a challenging, but attainable goal. In it’s latest World Energy Outlook, IEA offers several reasons to believe. Read more
Solar Leads the Acceleration
Solar manufacturing has grown ten-fold over the last decade and the trend is set to continue at an elevated pace, according to the latest World Energy Outlook from the IEA. Read more
Repeat Performance: Nat Gas Tumble
Nat gas bulls are probably not smiling. From a six-month high of $3.58/mmbtu on Halloween to $3.03/mmbtu on November 9, Henry Hub spot natural gas prices have taken their second substantial retracement in one month. Read more
ERCOT Increases Minimum Reserves
ERCOT has announced an increase in the minimum operating reserves requirements for emergency operations for each of its three Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) levels. Read more
ISO NE Offers 10-Year Outlook
ISO New England has released a draft of its 2023 Regional System Plan (RSP23), a look at the evolving needs of the region’s power grid. Read more
PA Court Rules Against Carbon Pricing
A Pennsylvania state court has ruled that the state cannot enforce a regulation to make power plant owners pay for their greenhouse gas emissions. Read more
Trading Places
If you read last week’s Risk Appetite report, you have seen this week’s version. Read more