FERC Sees Generally Low Prices,Good Availability in 2016

Natural gas and electric spot and futures prices are lower than last year, consistent with expectations that energy markets are well‐positioned to manage potential challenges this winter. The US natural gas market is well‐supplied, with ample production and storage. Record‐breaking production continues despite lower rig counts, increased exports, and the collapse of oil prices. New natural gas pipeline expansions and projects to reverse flows on some pipelines will also provide more transportation capacity from producing to market areas this winter, though no capacity additions have been made in New England.     

Economics: Latest FERC Outlook Showed Adequate Capacity,Enhanced Transmission,Higher Prices

Electric and natural gas market conditions this summer will reflect exceptional gas burn and storage withdrawals this winter, and the anticipation of a warmer-than-normal summer for much of the country. The possibility of a summer El Niño may moderate temperatures and associated market impacts. California Independent System Operator (CAISO) markets face a deep drought, while market expansions in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) enter their first summer period of operation.     

It's All (Mainly) Good: FERC Shows Plentiful Gas Reserves,Low Prices

Overall in 2016 there were record-low natural gas prices and near-record-low electricity prices. Although natural gas production fell for the first time since 2005, flat demand due to above-average winter temperatures at the start of the year and high natural gas storage inventories contributed to the low prices. The low natural gas prices further incentivized gas-fired generation in 2016, and for the first time in history, natural gas's share of total electricity generation output overtook coal's on an annual basis.     

Electric Regulation: FERC Streamlines Natural Gas/Electric Integration,Increasing Natural Gas Demand

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) release of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on March 20, 2014, provides another sign of the importance that natural gas will play in the future of electric power generation in the United States. FERC's NOPR proposes to revise standards for pipeline business operations and communications, including changes to the industry's operating day and the scheduling of transportation service. FERC states clearly that the impetus for the revisions is the “increased reliance on natural gas for electric generation.”     

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