Energy markets

Chinese Wind Power Company Seems to Understand American Political Capitalism

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Michael Giberson American University’s Investigative Journalism Workshop has published reports detailing the extensive political connections in the United States developed by Chinese wind power company A-Power Energy in its effort to build a 600-MW wind farm in West Texas.  A-Power and their partners were seeking $450 million in section 1603 grants and U.S. Department of …

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Texas Transmission Route to Avoid Crossing Scenic Canyon

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Michael Giberson Last week the Texas PUC approved routes for the northwesternmost link in the CREZ transmission expansion, choosing one of the longest of several possible transmission routes in order to avoid crossing parts of Palo Duro canyon.  The canyon is the nation’s second longest and includes a state park.  None of the routes would …

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Industry Advocates: Jobs Will Be Lost if Congress Doesn’t Act

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Michael Giberson My title is taken from the subtitle of a story in the Arizona Republic, the headline is: “Solar supporters link future to subsidies.” The “solar supporters” and “industry advocates” referred to are the Solar Energy Industries Association and the American Wind Energy Association, both actively lobbying Congress for extension of the so-called 1603 …

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What Scientific Information or Data Does the Department of Interior Intend to Rely Upon in Fracking Policy Actions?

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Michael Giberson U.S. House Republicans sent a short note over to the U.S. Department of the Interior, inquiring as to Interior’s plans for regulatory or policy changes with respect to hydraulic fracturing on public lands.  My favorites from among the questions asked: What scientific information or data does DOI intend to rely upon to form …

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Designing Electricity Auctions

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From the inbox, notice of the new Utilities Policy, this a special issue on designing electricity auctions edited by Thomas P. Tangerås, drawn from a workshop in Stockholm, September 2009 hosted by the Research Institute of Industrial Economics.  Tangerås introduces the topic: What are the boundaries of the market in a system with strong requirements on centralized management of power …

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Polish Gas Choices: Lng Imports, Shale Gas Resource Development, And/or Trusting Gazprom

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Michael Giberson The is significant industry optimism concerning the potential for shale gas development in Poland (more here), with estimates sufficiently high to suggest that Poland  could shift its supply base away from heavy dependence on Gazprom and Russia’s good will to domestically produced gas from shale.  Granted exploration for shale gas in Poland is …

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The Rule of Capture in Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Law

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Michael Giberson Via the Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center at Pennsylvania State University, a presentation on “The rule of capture in Pennsylvania oil and gas law” (see also this summary). Among other things, the presentation clears up my question (in yesterday’s post on oil production in the state) about the current relevance of the …

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Oil Production in Pennsylvania

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Michael Giberson James Hamilton posts on “Peak oil in Pennsylvania” at Econbrowser, drawing from a few historical surveys and presenting this chart from Michael Caplinger, “A contextual overview of crudeoil production in Pennsylvania.” Pennsylvania crude oil production, 1859-1990, in millions of barrels per year. Source: Michael Caplinger (1997) via James Hamilton at Econobrowser Caplinger’s report …

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