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on 1/16/2014 6:15:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I recently gave in and finally brought candy yum yum and while I love the color it brings out every dry spot on my lips. I put full speed ahead on top of it and I actually love the color the stain leaves behind. Love the color but it's very dry for me.
on 1/13/2014 11:26:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Candy Yum Yum is a special vibrant electric hot pink shade which provokes sense of cheer, youth, and energy all combined. I am glad to add this to my collection. The formula and color pigmentation is way beyond of the Maybellines Fuschia Fever.
on 1/10/2014 2:15:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Grey
This is my all time favorite lipstick and first MAC lip purchase. It's neon pink with a matte finish that makes the color pop even more. A lot of people think it's too much, but I always get compliments when I wear it out! Honestly, you have to have confidence to pull this color off. It's fierce and I love it♥
on 12/7/2013 1:50:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
lovely bright shade. really pops on the lips.. gorgeous.
on 11/22/2013 11:26:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I absolutely LOVE this lipstick. It is a bright, neon matte pink. Super fun! It is a bit of a daring color so if you are not into brighter, bolder lip colors you might want to try something a little bit more toned down and work your way up to Candy Yum Yum. On the other hand, getting this lipstick might change your mind! I do guarantee this lipstick will make you fall in love lol. I was debating whether to get it or not but I am so glad I did. Beautiful color.!!
on 10/5/2013 8:50:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This is my first MAC lipstick and I'm happy I picked such a fun colour. The girl who was helping me suggested I try it on because it's super bright, but I already knew I wanted it. (I love bold lipsticks, I'm not a nude kind of girl). It's a matte, so it's a bit drying but it lasts quite a while. I noticed even after I take it off it will stain my lips - even over night sometimes. Maybe I wasn't using a good enough makeup remover. Either way I love it. I'm doing the breast cancer run for the cure tomorrow (where everything is pink) & this colour will be perfect!
on 10/4/2013 11:36:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I have been on a MAC boycott since they started testing on animals again but I have wanted this lipstick since it first came out and I just couldn't resist any longer. I love, love, love the colour but I find this so very drying on my lips unlike any other MAC lipstick I own.
on 9/14/2013 4:53:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Medium, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
Love this lipstick. Very bright and vibrant. Fantastic lasting power as with all mac's lippies. Love it!
on 9/11/2013 9:56:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I have a penchant for bold lipsticks. I usually use pink or red lipsticks even if I'm in school. When this came out, people were crazy about this and that piqued my interest. I wanted to try this because everyone went bananas over this.
I love the color on the tube. On me, I'm still on the fence whether I like it or not and I've had this lipstick for more than 3 months. I'm have a neutral undertone so the lipstick looks okay on me but I feel like it's too bright for my liking. When I use a brush, I like how it registers on my lips. It's slightly muted so it's not too bright.
It's very florescent so I mix it with my nude shades.
on 9/7/2013 9:03:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Black
When I first saw this color and how much people were raving about it, I was puzzled because I thought it was one of those chalky blue toned pinks that only Nicki Minaj would wear and thought it was stupid. But then I saw the positive reviews over here and I found the tester in store, so I tried it on. I was pleasantly surprised. It is a very bold color, so I would probably only wear it to the mall or when going out with friends. But it is a very pretty hot pink color that looks good on a wide range of skin tones. I would definetely suggest trying it out in store before buying because it is such a bold color. But I definetely recommend it to anyone looking for a bold hot pink!
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YIELD: Yield: 1 rounded cup
In a food processor, combine the dates and water and process until completely smooth. Use immediately, or store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
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Hot Chocolate Custard Puds
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A little chocolate goes a long way in these brilliantly easy puddings that are low fat and saturated fat. Kids will love them too.
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- 2 tbsp sunflower oil, plus extra for oiling
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 100g/4oz self raising flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 50g/2oz golden caster sugar
- 100ml skimmed milk
- 1 egg
- for the chocolate custard
- 2x150g pots low fat custard
- 25g/1oz plain chocolate chopped
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees/fan gas 3. Brush six holes of a muffin tin with a drop of oil. sieve the cocoa in a large bowl along with the rest of the dry ingredients. Stir to combine and make a well in the middle.
- Beat the milk, egg and oil together in a jug, pour into the well in the dry ingredients then stir quickly to make a batter. Spoon into the muffin tin and bake for 15 mins.
- Heat the custard in the microwave according to the packet instructions, or in a pan, then tip in the chopped chocolate and stir until smooth. Turn the pudding into bowls and pour the custard over.
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I've been away from MMOs, and this site for the most part, for 7 months. Now that I have enough time on my hands I am desperate for a good MMO to play. Not that I haven't been desperate for a good one for a loooooong time. Maybe I'm just an addict.
Anyways, there are a few requirements I have. If you can think of a game that meets them please do tell. Minimal instances. Nothing ruins the feeling of immersion as being sucked into a world where only 5 people exist to accomplish a linear goal. Also there should be good PVE. If I can run around killing everything in sight for 10 minutes straight then I am just slightly over powered. There should be teamwork involved. Healers should't deal large amounts of damage and people dealing large amounts of damage shouldn't be taking hits. Being dependent is key. P2P. F2P is junk, even if it is the wave of the future. Death penalty. Failing has consequences. Who cares if you have to spend a little to repair your armor. Restricted insta travel.
I don't care about how it looks or if it has PVP or not or how much "character customization" (which has no consequences) it has. Story since it has been done very well in some games(FFXI, Everquest) and terribly in others (like WoW, SWTOR, TSW).
I see a lot of talk about ESO. I'm also curious about Darkfall Unholy Wars. Don't have a clue what else is out there.
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Did you just say the "Story" of Everquest was done well?
Everquest had no real story until maybe Legacy of Ykesha. Even then, it was thin.
And what exactly is wrong with WoW's story? I'd argue it's had the best story-telling of any MMO to date.
As for your topic.. there are no good games currently out. If you don't like WoW, or the older games like DAoC/WoW, you're out of luck. Darkfall is gutter trash, and Guild Wars 2 is boring.
Wildstar is pretty good, but I personally enjoyed TESO the most, and will be buying/subscribing to that.
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Darkfall is mostly pvp from my understanding, so if you arent into that, take a pass.
TSW and TOR were bad with story but EQ was good? Cant agree there, or even wrap my head around it, but I guess personal taste?
Nothing out right now that meets your requirements, maybe ESO? not sure how much instancing is going to be present.
Wildstar maybe? But there you have classes that either Heal/DPS or Tank/DPS, depending on spec/gear/traits ect, there isnt a 'pure' class like in old school eq. Also they may be doing the old WoW dungeon instancing thing, not sure.
Nothing else in the near future, you might have to wait a few more years for one of the kickstarter MMOs to come out.
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Originally posted by Dulu
Danger Dolan does commentary rather well in describing the whole WoW experience, and it's problems, too.
WoW, does have m-a-n-y quests (over 3k), but the last epic storyline was 2 expansions ago. The best way to explain WoW today is, "When the Lich King died, so did WoW". Ever since Blizzard dances around with a story, and even borks it to rush out a raid before even more players leave after sheer boredom of ZA and ZG for 6 freaking months. Or worse, the rep quest grind in MoP that was universally hated as much as Dragon Soul.
When players said they didn't mind epic quest lines and good grinding, they weren't talking about 5.1.
Originally posted by Dulu
Everquest had TONS of lore to read on the official website and background information. After reading the lore you understood more about why things were the way they were in game.
I never played DAOC and I can't stand a thing about WoW. TESO has instance dungeons so I wont play it.
Originally posted by Derros
The story in TSW was garbage. Just because there is dialogue or a story doesn't mean it is good. I saw my friend play TOR and thought it was trash too.
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If you want a great story driven game for your character it's definitely TOR as it lets you make choices that effect your personal version of the overall story.
Other games had great lore but no interesting story in game to support all that work done on the website. Example EQ, SWG


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The news comes a few days after Apple supplier Pegatron reported a 22 percent rise in earnings.
Hon Hai's results were underpinned by demand from Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple, which sold 51 million iPhones in its fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 28, 2013—up 7% from the same period the previous year […]
Apple also said it sold a record 26 million iPads in the quarter, compared with 22.9 million in the year-ago period …
Pegatron faces renewed labor scrutiny after death of under-age worker at iPhone 5c factory [Updated]
Update: Apple has issued a statement stating that it sent medical experts to investigate and found no link to the boy's employment. It has not commented on the fact that the worker was under-age, but it has been revealed that he used his 21-year-old cousin's ID to get the job.
Last month we sent independent medical experts from the U.S. and China to conduct an investigation of the (Pegatron) factory. While they have found no evidence of any link to working conditions there, we realize that is of little comfort to the families who have lost their loved ones.
Apple has a long-standing commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace for every worker in our supply chain, and we have a team working with Pegatron at their facility to ensure that conditions meet our high standards.
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China Labor Watch says Pegatron has failed to properly explain the deaths of five young workers at a factory making the iPhone 5c, including one who was found to be just 15 years old, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
Pegatron, the Taiwanese manufacturer that employed him, said the workplace environment at the Shanghai plant was not the cause of his illness. But a spokeswoman acknowledged that several other young workers at the factory had also died in the past few months […]
"Considering the sudden deaths of five people and the similar reason of the deaths, we believe there should be some relations between the tragedy and the working conditions in the factory," said Li Qiang, who runs China Labor Watch … Read more
Wall Street Journal backs up analyst reports that Apple is reducing component orders for iPhone 5c
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is cutting component orders for the iPhone 5c by up to a third, reiterating the news that Apple is curtailing iPhone 5c production. This backs up a multitude of reports by industry analysts, which said that iPhone 5c demand is weaker than Apple's initial expectations.
Apple told its Taiwanese assemblers Pegatron Corp. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. that shipments of the iPhone 5C in the fourth quarter would be cut, the people said. Pegatron, which analysts say assembles two thirds of the iPhone 5Cs, was told orders would be cut by less than 20%, said a person familiar with the matter. Hon Hai, which assembles the remaining low-cost iPhones, was told orders would be cut by a third, said two people familiar with the matter.
In the past, Apple CEO Tim Cook has cautioned against supplier shipments analysis as an indicator of sales performance, saying that Apple sources components from multiple manufacturers. However, the sheer number of independent reports about cuts to iPhone 5c suggests there is some underlying truth to the story. On the flip side, iPhone 5s sales seem to be booming, doing better than predicted.
KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo provides details on new iPads coming in Q4
An analyst note from a usually reliable Ming-Chi Kuo (郭明錤) seemingly confirms our expectation that Apple will not announce new iPads on September 10th, but at a separate event later in the year.
The note makes supply chain forecasts suggesting that assembly production of the iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 will start with low-volume production this month, and enter mass-production in the final quarter. If the tablets were to be announced on September 10th, we would expect them to be much further along the production cycle by now.
As expected, both iPad models are said to use the A7X processor, which should see be a particularly noticeable improvement on the existing A5-based Mini.
There were a couple of surprises in the note … Read more
Picture of iPhone 5Cs leaked by Pegatron employee
A quality control employee at Pegatron posted the picture above to her Weibo profile (gone now), appearing to show a large amount of iPhone 5Cs in testing mode, as noted by Nowhereelse/Engadget. The following quote was attached to the image:
"The low-end iPhone 5C to be launched for Chinese consumers in September doesn't look much different than the Xiaomi Phone 2, right?"
It's odd that the manufacturer does not have a better setup for testing the devices, but Engadget notes that this kind of testing setup has been seen before during factory tours.
The phone looks the same as other leaked components and mockups, and we expect it to be announced by Apple at their September 10th event. Read more
Apple gears up for expansion in China with more than 200 senior job openings
Apple appears to be preparing for increased focus on the Chinese market, with more than 200 (mostly) senior job openings appearing on LinkedIn, reports the WSJ. Some of these were added in the past three weeks, many within the last few days. Digitimes reported yesterday on Apple also seeking senior engineers in Taiwan.
With the developed market close to saturation point, the BRIC markets – Brazil, Russia, India and China – are key to Apple's future expansion. Worldwide, smartphones represent only just over half of the total cellphone market, generating massive potential for future growth.
Apple's challenge in China is as much a political one as it is marketing-based … Read more


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Michelle Williams and Jason Segel have broken up.
The adorable couple has called it quits, quietly ending their relationship earlier this month, according to Us Weekly and People.
Distance seems to be the culprit.
She of "Oz the Great and Powerful" lives in Brooklyn with her 7-year-old Matilda, her daughter with the late Heath Ledger. She hit the film's Los Angeles premiere earlier this month without Segel in tow.
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An autopsy was performed on Patrick Farrow, age 66, of Castleton last week. Chief Medical Examiner Steven Shapiro ruled Farrow's death a suicide resulting from a single gunshot wound to the head.
The findings are consistent with evidence found during the investigation by the Vermont State Police and Castleton Police Department.
Farrow's wife contacted 911 upon discovering her husband unresponsive in their Main Street residence. As a result of the death being ruled a suicide, the VSP will no longer comment on the investigation.
On June 15, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a 911 call was made from 835 Main St. in Castleton. The female caller was requesting assistance from the police. When police arrived they found Patrick Farrow deceased.
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Energy in the News
Each week, C2ES provides a roundup of top energy news. Each headline below links to the full story at the original news outlet, which is solely responsible for its content. Additional links to relevant C2ES resources are also provided.
Week of June 29, 2015
- China pledges to halt growth of carbon emissions in climate plan (New York Times)
China, the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, offered the following goals as part of its commitment to an international climate agreement expected later this year: achieve the peaking of carbon dioxide emissions around 2030 or sooner; lower carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 60 to 65 percent from the 2005 level; increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20 percent; and increase the forest stock volume by around 4.5 billion cubic meters on the 2005 level.
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- U.S., Brazil ramp up renewable goals (Greenwire - subscription)
President Obama joined with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who visited Washington, D.C., to pledge that both countries would draw 20 percent of their power from non-hydropower renewable sources by 2030.
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- New York seeks deep emissions reductions (Utility Dive)
The New York State Energy Plan seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050, to obtain 50 percent of electricity from renewable sources and to cut building energy consumption 23 percent below the 2012 level by 2030.
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- Why the French are losing enthusiasm for nuclear (ClimateWire - subscription)
France, which currently derives about 75 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, is aiming to pass legislation this month that will bring nuclear's share of generation to 50 percent by 2025.
- Germany shuts down nuclear power plant (ABC News)
- Germany shut down its oldest nuclear reactor, part of a move initiated four years ago to switch off all its nuclear plants by the end of 2022. Germany until March 2011 obtained one-quarter of its electricity from nuclear energy; as of the end of June, it is now about 17 percent.
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Week of June 22, 2015
- U.S. coal production expected to decline by 7 percent in 2015 (Energy Information Administration)
The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that lower coal demand for domestic consumption and exports will contribute to a 70 million short ton or 7 percent decline in production for 2015 (from 2014 levels). Production is expected to decline in all coal-producing regions with the largest decrease in Appalachia.
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- Bloomberg New Energy Outlook sees global power emissions peaking in 2029 (ClimateWire - subscription)
A new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects a significant build of renewable power generating capacity (around 5,900 GW) over the next 25 years; however, it still sees power sector carbon dioxide emissions increasing by 13 percent from 2014 to 2040. Emissions are projected to peak in 2029, then only slowly declining out to 2040.
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- Planning for Maryland offshore wind project gets underway (Baltimore Sun)
U.S. Wind, the Italian company that won federal leases to develop a wind project off Maryland's coast, recently began surveying the ocean floor to work out where it will place steel foundations for turbines. If it can successfully clear financial and regulatory hurdles, it plans to construct a 500 MW project. U.S. Wind is currently developing Deepwater Wind Block Island in Rhode Island, which will be the nation's first offshore wind project.
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- Solar developers rush to install capacity ahead of tax credit expiration (Utility Dive)
32 GW of utility-scale solar PV projects were currently under development in the U.S. ahead of the Federal energy investment tax credit (ITC) deadline. Analysts believe just 16 GW will be completed by the end of 2016.
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- World nuclear performance gained in 2014 for first time since Fukushima (Platts)
World nuclear generation tracked by Platts in 2014 rose 1 percent compared to 2013, the first annual gain since the 2011 accident at Fukushima in Japan curbed global nuclear output sharply, an analysis shows.
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Week of June 15, 2015
- Record year for renewable power; heat, transport stay fossil (New York Times)
In its new Global Status Report on renewables, REN21 reports that the growth of renewable energy outpaced that of fossil fuels in the electricity sector in 2014, with a record 135 gigawatts of capacity added worldwide from wind, solar, hydropower and other natural sources.
- EU on track to meet its 2020 renewable target (The Guardian)
A status report from the European Commission finds that the EU-28 is on track to source 20 percent of its energy from renewables such as wind, solar and biomass by 2020. Most countries are on track to meet their individual targets. Notably, the UK, France and the Netherlands are currently off track.
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- Report offers strategy to peak global energy emissions (International Energy Agency)
A peak in global energy-related emissions could be achieved as early as 2020 and at no net economic cost by implementing five key policy measures, according to the International Energy Agency in its new World Energy Outlook Special Report on Energy and Climate Change.
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- Dozens of U.S. companies bet on nuclear power revolution (Reuters)
A new report from Third Way finds that dozens of companies are collectively betting more than $1.3 billion that a new wave of advanced nuclear power can be a force to fight climate change.
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Week of June 8, 2015
- U.S. oil production expected to decline through 2016 (Energy Information Administration)
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that U.S. crude oil production averaged almost 9.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in May 2015 – the highest level in 44 years. However, in its latest Short-Term Energy Forecast (STEO), EIA expects U.S. crude oil production will begin to decline in June, with continuing declines through early 2016, when total production is forecast to average 9.2 million b/d in the first quarter.
- Pace of Canadian oil production projected to slow (Wall Street Journal)
In its latest forecast, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers expects Canadian crude output—mostly from Alberta's oil sands—to reach 4.96 million b/d by 2025. That forecast is less than the previous estimate of 5.6 million b/d and the 6.0 million b/d it had forecast back in 2013. The lower forecast is the latest sign of a global retrenchment in oil and gas investment that has hit the most expensive forms of extraction the hardest, including oil sands and shale oil production in North America.
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- Fueled by Growth in Residential Solar, US Installs 1.3GW of PV in Q1 2015 (Greentech Media)
According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA), the U.S. installed 1.3 gigawatts of solar PV across all market segments in Q1 2015. The United States residential segment of the market grew 76 percent over the first quarter of 2014, installing a record-breaking 437 megawatts of photovoltaics (PV) in the first three months of 2015.
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- World needs to ramp up battery use, energy storage to meet climate targets (ClimateWire - subscription)
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) finds that energy storage will be a vital element for utilities and grid operators in order to double the amount of clean energy produced by 2030. The "Renewables and Electricity Storage" technology road map estimates construction of 150 gigawatts of battery storage and 325 GW of pumped hydro storage will be needed.
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- Chinese greenhouse gases projected to peak earlier than pledged (Bloomberg)
A new report from former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern suggests that Chinese greenhouse gas emissions could peak around 2025.
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Week of June 1, 2015
- Big oil's plan to become big gas (Bloomberg)
Oil companies that have pumped trillions of barrels of crude from the ground are now saying the future is in their other main product: natural gas, a fuel they're promoting as the logical successor to coal.
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- Global growth in natural gas lower than previous forecasts (International Energy Agency)
In its latest update of the Natural Gas Medium-Term Market Report, the International Energy Agency finds that weaker than expected demand growth in Asia leads global demand to rise by only 2 percent per year by the end of the five-year forecast period, compared with the 2.3 percent projected in last year's outlook. The report also notes that capital-intensive, liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects are likely to be adversely impacted (delayed or cancelled) in the medium-term by lower oil prices.
- PJM gas capacity exceeds coal for the first time (Argus)
Natural gas has edged out coal as the fuel with the most installed generating capacity in the PJM Interconnection, the largest U.S. wholesale power market, for the first time.
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- Exelon to decide fate of Illinois nuclear plant in September (Platts)
As the Illinois General Assembly fails to pass legislation creating a low-carbon portfolio standard this session, Exelon CEO Christopher Crane said the nation's largest nuclear generator will decide in September whether to close its money-losing, 1,824-MW Quad Cities merchant nuclear plant in Illinois.
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- Japanese PM to pledge 26 percent greenhouse gas cut (Australian Financial Review)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he would pledge (by the end of July) a 26 percent reduction in greenhouse gases from 2013 levels by 2030 as his country's contribution to an international climate agreement expected later this year.
More from C2ES on international climate agreement
Week of May 26, 2015
- Renewables share of U.S. energy consumption highest since 1930s (Energy Information Administration)
Renewable energy (e.g., wood, hydroelectric, waste, wind, solar, geothermal, and biofuels) accounted for 9.8 percent of total domestic energy consumption in 2014. This marks the highest renewable energy share since the 1930s, when wood was a much larger contributor to domestic energy supply.
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- U.S. wood pellets can provide 'viable GHG reduction strategy' for E.U. (ClimateWire - subscription)
A new analysis from Duke University concludes that the use of wood pellets manufactured in the U.S. Southeast to fuel energy production in the European Union "could represent a viable [greenhouse gas] reduction strategy" for the bloc if recommended sustainability guidelines are followed.
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- Iran cuts gasoline fuel subsidies (AP)
Last week, Iran increased the price of subsidized gasoline by nearly 40 percent from around $0.90 to $1.28 per gallon. The average U.S. price is $2.66 per gallon; the UK price is $6.84 per gallon. A 2013 report by the International Energy Agency found that accelerated action towards a partial phase-out of fossil-fuel subsidies would reduce global carbon dioxide emissions by 360 million metric tons in 2020.
- Forget 'peak oil.' Is the world's economy heading toward 'peak demand'? (Energywire - subscription)
Projections by some energy analysts, government organizations and even major international oil and gas companies suggest global oil demand may plateau in the next 25 years.
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Week of May 18, 2015
- EIA models the Clean Power Plan (Energywire - subscription)
Analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) finds that the proposed Clean Power Plan would more than double the amount of coal plant retirements (87 GW, rather than 41 GW) from its business-as-usual scenario, raise electricity prices 4.9 percent above their current trajectory, and trim 293 million metric tons of electricity-related carbon dioxide emissions by 2020, among other things.
More from C2ES on Modeling EPA's Clean Power Plan
- ACEEE releases city energy efficiency scorecard (ACEEE)
A new report from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) ranks 51 large U.S. cities on what they are doing to save energy in five areas: local government operations, community-wide initiatives, buildings, energy and water utilities, and transportation.
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- 32 companies generate a third of world's man-made greenhouse gases (ClimateWire - subscription)
According to a report from Thomson Reuters, using data from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Climate Accountability Index (CAI), one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions come from the operations of 32 energy companies and the use of their products.
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- Minnesota PUC approves transmission line (Star Tribune)
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) unanimously approved the Great Northern Transmission Line, which will facilitate the transmission of Manitoba (Canada) hydropower to Minnesota and Minnesota wind power to Canada. The line is expected to go into service by 2020.
More from C2ES on Canadian Hydropower and the Clean Power Plan
- U.S. crude oil rig count slows (Wall Street Journal)
After 23 consecutive weeks of declines, the U.S. oil rig count fell by just eight last week to 660. The number of rigs, a proxy for activity in the oil industry, has fallen sharply since prices headed south last year. There are now about 59 percent fewer rigs working since a peak of 1,609 in October 2014.
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- Japan approves third nuclear plant for restart (Reuters)
Japan's nuclear regulator has signed off on the basic safety of Shikoku Electric Power Co's Ikata nuclear power station (890 MW) in southwestern Japan. The consent of local authorities and additional operational checks are required before the reactor can restart. Two other nuclear plants operated by Kansai Electric Power and Kyushu Electric Power have also passed through the first stage of regulatory checks.
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Week of May 11, 2015
- Natural gas and coal generation temporarily converge in April, May (EIA)
According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), electricity generated with coal and natural gas are expected to make up 31.7 percent and 30.7 percent, respectively, of total generation in April, and for May, EIA expects coal to make up 33 percent of all generation and gas to account for 31.6 percent. Milder weather in the first quarter of 2015, lower natural gas prices and coal plant retirements due to tougher emission rules are driving down coal consumption. The EIA expects coal's share of the U.S. electricity generation mix to fall from 38.7 (in 2014) to 35.8 percent in 2015.
- Coal plant retirements to hit peak in 2015 (SNL)
Approximately 4,600 MW of U.S. coal-fired generation has already retired this year through April and another 7,700 MW will close in the rest of 2015 as utilities work to comply with the U.S. EPA's new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS, which took effect last month.
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- Natural gas prices hit four-month high (Wall Street Journal)
Bolstered by rising demand from the power sector, natural gas prices climbed back above $3 per million BTUs last week.
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- OPEC sees oil prices below $100 for the next decade (Wall Street Journal)
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) expects that oil prices will remain consistently below $100 through 2025. This is in-line with the recent outlook by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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- "Always-on" devices waste $19 billion in energy annually (Utility Dive)
A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Fund finds that "always-on" appliances and electronics cost U.S. households about $165 per year on average.
More from C2ES on home energy consumption
Week of May 4, 2015
- Solar has great potential, but technical and policy changes are needed (MIT)
In a new report, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) finds that solar energy has great potential to meet our energy needs while cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The study emphasizes the need for federal research and development support to advance low-cost, large-scale energy storage technologies, and policies that reward solar energy production, among other things.
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- DOE grants permission to export LNG from Maryland facility (Natural Gas Inter)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted Dominion Cove Point LNG final authorization to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries. The Calvert County, Maryland facility is authorized to export up to 0.77 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) for a period of 20 years. According to ClearView Energy Partners, including Cove Point's export volumes, the cumulative amount of LNG approved by DOE for export thus far to non-FTA countries stands at 6.51 Bcf/d.
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- Grid improvements could help states reduce emissions (Energywire - subscription)
Inefficient transmission lines are responsible for the loss of more than 6 percent of U.S. electric power. Available technologies could help mitigate those losses and reduce U.S. carbon pollution. Additionally, smart grid technologies would help realize the full potential of renewable generation, demand response, and distributed energy investments, while improving grid resilience and reliability.
- LED street lighting: high up, low hanging fruit (Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership)
A recent report by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP) found that switching municipal street lights in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from less efficient technologies to light emitting diodes (LED) with advanced controls could reduce energy consumption by 1.76 TWh or 55 percent annually. The report highlights the technical, financial and regulatory barriers to installing LED, which include, among other things, utility ownership of the street lighting.
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- New Tennessee reactor nearly complete (Energywire - subscription)
The Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor set to come online later this year will be the first new U.S. reactor in nearly 20 years. The reactor's 1,150 MW will replace power from coal plants that TVA plans to retire.
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- India overachieves on renewable energy targets (Clean Technica)
India added more than 4,000 MW of renewable energy capacity over its 2014-15 fiscal year ending March 31. It exceeded targets for wind, small hydro and solar power; to date, it has installed nearly 36,000 MW of grid-level renewable power.
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Week of April 27, 2015
- Tesla to sell its car batteries to homes and businesses (USA Today)
Later this year Tesla will begin selling a wall-mounted battery that can store energy from rooftop solar systems, allowing homeowners and businesses to run their own power after the sun goes down.
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- Hawaiian lawmakers agree to most ambitious renewable mandate (Utility Dive)
A joint House-Senate committee in Hawaii agreed in a compromise to set 2045 as the target year for obtaining 100 percent of the state's electricity from renewables. In 2013, Hawaii obtained approximately 18 percent of its electricity from renewables.
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- Construction begins for first U.S. offshore windfarm (Climate Wire - subscription)
Building is officially underway for a 30 MW offshore windfarm located 3 miles southeast of Rhode Island's Block Island.
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- TransCanada seeks permit for new international pipeline (Wall Street Journal)
TransCanada is seeking a permit from the U.S. State Department for a new cross-border pipeline. The 200-mile Upland Pipeline aims to transport up to 300,000 barrels per day of North Dakota crude to a connection in Saskatchewan.
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- World energy markets stuck as China "rebalances" its economy (Energywire - subscription)
A growing body of analysis indicates that China's future demand for coal and oil, long taken for granted, will not grow as quickly as it has in the past.
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Week of April 20, 2015
- DOE releases first installment of Quadrennial Energy Review (Department of Energy)
The Department of Energy released its first-ever review of the nation's energy infrastructure, which seeks to identify vulnerabilities in the system and proposes major policy recommendations and investments to replace, expand, and modernize infrastructure where appropriate.
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- Global natural gas leakage rate around 3.2 percent (Forbes)
A new report from the Rhodium Group found that more than 3.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas escaped into the atmosphere as a result of global oil and gas operations in 2012. Russia, the United States, Uzbekistan, Canada and Mexico were the largest emitters.
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- Gains for natural gas in short-term outlook (Energy Information Administration)
U.S. power generators are using more natural gas than last year, primarily because of lower natural gas prices compared with coal prices. The use of natural gas-fired generation is projected to average 30.4 percent of total generation in 2015 compared with 27.4 percent during 2014. U.S. coal production is expected to fall by 7.1 percent in 2015, as natural gas displaces coal for power generation.
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- Canada will be challenged to meet its climate target (The Globe and Mail)
A report to the UN from Environment Canada shows Canada's greenhouse gas emissions have now risen by 4 percent since 2009 and it is unlikely to meet its intended 2020 target. The rising emissions have been driven by higher oil and gas production.
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- China pours money into Pakistan, opens new trade routes (Wall Street Journal)
China plans to invest more than $45 billion in Pakistan on energy and infrastructure projects. Among other things, it aims to develop the Pakistani port of Gwadar, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, and create a 2,000 mile economic corridor between the port and northwest China, including roads, rail links and pipelines crossing Pakistan.
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Week of April 13, 2015
- EPA releases U.S. annual greenhouse gas inventory (Environmental Protection Agency)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks for the year 2013. In 2013, the U.S. released 6.673 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent – a 2 percent increase from the previous year, but 9 percent below 2005 levels.
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- EIA releases Annual Energy Outlook 2015 (Energy Information Administration)
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a pared down version of its Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) this year with just six scenarios. U.S. energy consumption is expected to grow just 0.3 percent per year from 2013 to 2040 in the Reference case, far below the projected economic growth rate of 2.4 percent per year. The EIA plans to release an additional case in May that will consider the effect of the Clean Power Plan.
- Grim forecast for global energy demand (Energywire - Subscription)
The International Monetary Fund and other international institutions see slowing growth in developing and developed countries, implying that living standards may improve more slowly in the future and energy demand may increase more slowly.
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- Mercury standards go into effect (Greenwire - Subscription)
EPA standards for mercury and other toxic air pollutant emissions (also known as MATS or Mercury Rule) from power plants went into effect on Thursday. Affected facilities could have requested a one-year compliance extension from last week's deadline. It is expected that around 13 GW of coal-fired electric generating capacity will retire in 2015 as a result of the rule.
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- Japanese court rejects bid to restart nuclear reactors (Washington Post)
Citing safety concerns, a Japanese court issued an injunction ordering two Japanese nuclear reactors to stay offline. The government would like to restart many of the country's 48 reactors that were powered down after the Fukushima disaster in March 2011.
- Japanese emissions on the rise (Reuters)
Japanese greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.2 percent from a year ago to 1.408 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent – the second highest level on record.
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Week of April 6, 2015
- U.S. largest producer of petroleum and natural gas, again (Energy Information Administration)
In 2014, the United States produced more petroleum and natural gas than Russia or Saudi Arabia. In 2014, petroleum production increased by an average of 1.6 million barrels per day from the previous year, and natural gas production has increased by 13.9 billion cubic feet per day over the past five years.
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- U.S. natural gas resource reaches a record high (Penn Energy)
The Potential Gas Committee's latest biennial assessment indicates that the United States' technically recoverable resource base of natural gas has increased to 2,515 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) at the end of 2014, an increase of 131 Tcf from the previous assessment in 2012.
- FERC approves LNG export facility expansion (Natural Gas Intel)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the expansion of Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Louisiana. The facility, which was initially authorized for exports back in 2012, is expected to begin exporting LNG later this year.
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- Hudson River power line faces challenges (Capital New York)
A 333 mile 1,000 MW high-voltage direct current power transmission line from Quebec to New York City still needs final permits and key federal energy market exemptions before construction can begin.
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- 2015 will be a watershed year for US power sector (Bloomberg New Energy Finance)
In 2015, the United States is likely to set new records for new renewable builds, coal plant retirements and for natural gas use in the power sector.
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- Japan expected to announce climate treaty target in June (Reuters)
Japan, the fifth largest greenhouse gas emitter, is expected to announce in June its contribution to an international climate agreement in December. Japan is considering a pledge to cut its emissions 20 percent by 2030 from 2013 levels. Prior to the Fukushima disaster, Japan had pledged a 25 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2020.
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Week of March 30, 2015
- US pledges emissions cuts of up to 28 percent (The Guardian)
The United States announced its "intended nationally determined contribution" or INDC to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. Country-submitted INDCs will form the basis of a new international agreement on climate change expected in December.
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- Leaks from natural gas distribution systems have shrunk (New York Times)
A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology finds that methane leaks from 13 urban natural gas distribution systems are 36 to 70 percent less than estimated by the 2011 EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory. System upgrades since the 1990s have contributed to curtailing emissions.
- General Electric unveils new natural gas turbine (Bloomberg)
General Electric's new HA (high-efficiency, air-cooled) natural gas turbines, which will be available in July, are capable of efficiencies (converting fuel to electricity) greater than 61 percent in a combined-cycle configuration – the highest in the world. This translates into an emission rate of around 650 lbs CO2/MWh.
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- EIA reporting on crude-by-rail (Energy Information Administration)
The U.S. Energy Information Administration is now reporting on monthly movements of crude oil-by-rail (CBR). Total CBR movements in the United States and between the United States and Canada were more than 1 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2014, up from 55,000 b/d in 2010.
- U.S. oil and natural gas rig counts drop (AP)
According to oilfield services company Baker-Hughes, 1,028 rigs were exploring for oil and natural gas last week, down by 20 from the previous week and 790 from a year ago.
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- Passive homes are under development in New York City (New York Times)
In New York City, interest is resurfacing in passive homes, which use around one-quarter of the energy of traditionally powered homes. Worldwide, buildings are responsible for about 40 percent of carbon emissions, but in New York City, it's closer to 71 percent.
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Week of March 23, 2015
- Crude export ban hurting U.S. producers (Fuel Fix)
A new study from Rice University finds that the United States' 40-year ban on crude oil exports benefits a handful of domestic refiners, but hurts all U.S. producers.
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- Bipartisan push to solve nuclear waste issue (Utility Dive)
Last week, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced bipartisan legislation to safeguard and permanently dispose of the nation's stockpiles of spent nuclear fuel, which are currently accumulating at separate sites across the country.
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- California achieves solar electricity milestone (Energy Information Administration)
In 2014, California became the first state to generate more than 5 percent of its electricity from utility-scale solar power. Its solar resource generated 9.9 million megawatt-hours, an increase of 160 percent from the previous year. During 2014, California completed nearly 1,900 MW of new utility-scale solar capacity.
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- California drought affects hydropower output (Fierce Energy)
The multi-year California drought has reduced hydroelectric power output and increased the state's greenhouse gas emissions (and electricity rates), as natural gas has been running more often to make up for the shortfall.
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- China's carbon emissions drop for the first time since 2001 (Bloomberg)
In 2014, total carbon dioxide emissions fell by 2 percent compared with the previous year. Coal demand is slowing, while other fuels including oil, natural gas and renewables are growing.
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Week of March 16, 2015
- Oil prices fall to six-year low (New York Times)
U.S. benchmark crude oil prices fell below $44 per barrel last week as market oversupply continues.
- Iranian oil could be entering market if deal is reached (Bloomberg Business)
World powers have offered to suspend U.S. and European restrictions on Iranian oil exports, but only if Iran accepts strict limits on its nuclear program for at least a decade, according to American and European officials.
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- U.S. oil pipeline boom (AP)
Since 2008, U.S. oil production has surged from roughly 5 million barrels per day (b/d) to 9 million b/d. Since 2012 alone, about 3.3 million b/d of new oil pipeline capacity has been added.
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- Lack of nuclear energy prompts return to coal power (Wall Street Journal)
To make up for its continued offline nuclear energy, Japan has announced in 2015 seven new coal-fired power plants, which if built would add 7.26 GW by 2025.
- Japan plans to scrap five nuclear reactors (Reuters)
Last week, Japanese utilities announced plans to decommission five, smaller (less than 600 MW each) nuclear reactors that are more than 40 years old."
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Week of March 9, 2015
- U.S. shale oil output grinding to a halt (Platts)
According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), shale oil production is only expected to increase by 1000 barrels per day from March to April 2015. Flat to declining production is projected in most areas with only the Permian and Utica shale plays increasing slightly.
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- Federal energy subsidies have declined since 2010 (Energy Information Administration)
According to a new report from the EIA, federal financial interventions and subsidies in energy markets decreased by 23 percent, reflecting changes in the type of subsidies offered and fuels that received support.
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- Military services tout renewable energy and efficiency (E&E Daily - Subscription)
Military services have been increasingly relying on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency to reduce energy bills and increase energy security.
- Utility-scale solar generation doubled last year (Utility Dive)
Between 2013 and 2014, output from large-scale solar projects (in the electric power, commercial and industrial sectors) increased by 102 percent.
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- Nuclear power gains traction in China (Wall Street Journal)
China has approved construction of two new nuclear reactors in the country's northeastern Liaoning Province. Currently, China operates 24 reactors and 25 are under construction.
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Week of March 2, 2015
- CO2 enhanced oil recovery could unlock previously untouchable reserves (Energywire - Subscription)
Federal and academic researchers have demonstrated that it is feasible to recover oil from challenging, water-flooded oil reservoirs by injecting carbon dioxide (CO2); tens of billions of barrels could be tapped from U.S. oil fields using this technology.
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- First U.S. offshore wind project moving ahead (Climate Wire – Subscription)
Deepwater Wind, a proposed 30 MW offshore wind project to be located off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, has secured project financing.
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- Reducing energy consumption of TV set-top boxes (EIA)
Television set-top boxes for cable and other subscription-based services consume more energy than many realize, even when they are not in use. A voluntary agreement made effective on January 1, 2014 aims to deliver more efficient alternatives.
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- FERC approves New England gas pipeline (Platts)
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved Spectra Energy's Algonquin Incremental Market natural gas pipeline project, which will improve supply to Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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- Energy storage deployments forecast to triple in 2015 (E&E News - Subscription)
A report from GTM Research says that more than 220 MW of energy storage will be installed in 2015, up from 62 MW in 2014. Currently, lithium-ion batteries make up about 70 percent of the energy storage market.
- India plans ambitious renewable energy target (Economic Times)
India plans to increase its renewable energy capacity from 34 GW to 175 GW by 2022. In 2012, the United States had around 158 GW of installed renewable capacity.
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- NRC to begin review of Korean reactor design (NRC News)
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it will review a new Korean nuclear reactor design, the Advanced Power Reactor 1400 MWe or APR1400.
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Week of February 23, 2015
- Obama vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline bill (USA Today)
On Tuesday, President Obama rejected a bill to approve construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Meanwhile, the State Department permit application process, which was initiated in September 2008, continues with no stated timeline for a final decision.
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- Illinois lawmakers introduce pro-nuclear bill (Energywire – Subscription, Utility Dive)
Legislation filed in the Illinois House and Senate would replace the state's renewable energy standard with a low-carbon portfolio standard requiring 70 percent of electricity used in areas served by large investor-owned utilities to come from low-carbon sources of generation.
- Washington State lawmakers mull small reactors (The Olympian)
Washington Senator Sharon Brown has introduced bills aimed at advancing small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in the state's future energy mix.
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- EU proposal to merge energy markets (European Commission)
The European Union Commission has approved a long list of proposals to assist climate goals, improve energy security and create a single European energy market.
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- Defense contractors expanding energy businesses (USA Today)
Lockheed Martin and other large defense contractors are growing their energy businesses, developing innovative energy technologies and providing energy-efficiency services.
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Week of February 17, 2015
- Energy outlook shows 25 percent global CO2 emissions increase by 2035 (BP)
The latest energy outlook from oil major BP predicts that global carbon dioxide emissions could increase by 25 percent over the next 20 years based on the "most likely evolution of carbon-related policies." To reduce emissions, the report recommends a meaningful global carbon price to provide the right incentives for the most cost-effective decisions and investments to be made.
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- The interdependent futures of utilities and electric vehicles (Utility Dive)
Electric utilities can help build necessary electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to help grow the EV market.
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- NY ratepayers to subsidize nuclear plant (Capital New York)
Rochester Gas & Electric customers will likely subsidize the continued operation of the unprofitable Ginna Nuclear Generating Station (581 MW, Ontario, NY), which is needed to ensure electric reliability.
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- Renewables have lowered EU emissions by 7 percent (European Environment Agency)
A new report from the European Environment Agency finds that "without the deployment of renewable energy since 2005, greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 could have been 7 percent higher than actual emissions." In 2012, renewables substituted for 13 percent of coal and 7 percent of natural gas use according to report calculations.
- UK approves largest offshore wind farm (Guardian)
The United Kingdom has given the green light for the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck offshore wind project, which will consist of up to 400 turbines and around 2,400 MW of capacity.
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Week of February 9, 2015
- IEA releases Medium-Term Oil Market Report (International Energy Agency)
In the Medium-Term Oil Market Report 2015, the International Energy Agency expects global oil demand will increase by 6.6 million barrels per day from 2014 – 2020, a growth rate of 1.2 percent per year, which is below its 2001 – 2007 growth trend of 1.9 percent per year.
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- Desert Sunlight Solar Farm formally dedicated (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
The 550 MW Desert Sunlight Solar Farm located in Riverside County, California was formally dedicated by the Interior Secretary last week. The facility is currently tied with the Topaz Solar project, also in California, for the title of largest solar plant in the world.
- Duke Energy buys major stake in REC Solar (Utility Dive)
Duke Energy, currently the largest U.S. electric utility, acquired a majority stake in commercial solar installer REC Solar, continuing a trend of large utilities moving into the commercial solar arena.
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- Natural gas prices expected to be lower in 2015 (Energy Information Administration)
In its latest Short-Term Energy Forecast, the Energy Information Administration predicts that Henry Hub (U.S. benchmark) natural gas prices will average $3.05 per million Btu in 2015 – 30 percent lower than average 2014 prices.
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- EU installs more wind in 2014 than coal and gas combined (Fierce Energy)
Europe added around 11.8 GW of new wind power capacity in 2014, an increase of 3.8 percent compared to 2013. It now has 128.8 GW of wind power capacity across 28 countries; Germany's share is 30 percent and Spain represents nearly 18 percent of the total installed capacity.
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Week of February 2, 2015
- Oil prices rebound (Wall Street Journal)
Responding to reports of fewer U.S. rigs drilling for oil and lower spending plans by major oil companies (among other things), Brent crude prices (the global benchmark) have surged nearly $10 per barrel over the past 10 days.
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- U.S. solar capacity increased 55 percent in 2014 (Bloomberg New Energy Finance)
With around 7.2 GW of new solar capacity added in 2014, cumulative capacity now exceeds 20 GW in the United States. This was responsible for around 19 TWh of generation or 0.5 percent of total U.S. generation in 2014.
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- Carbon capture and storage project canceled (Quincy Herald-Whig)
The Department of Energy suspended development funding for FutureGen 2.0, a 200 MW coal-fired carbon capture and storage project in Meredosia, Illinois. Coal companies working with the government to develop the facility said they had no choice but to shut down the project.
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- Kerry offers no timeline for KXL (The Hill)
On Monday, federal agencies reported to the State Department on whether the Keystone XL Pipeline is in the nation's interest. At a press conference, Secretary of State John Kerry said that the State Department would "analyze and address" the information, but gave no indication for when a final decision might come.
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- Energy-pinching Americans pose threat to power grid (Wall Street Journal)
Utility experts fear that as Americans use less power, electric companies will not have the required revenue to maintain the vast network of power plants and transmission lines.
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Week of January 26, 2015
- Obama administration plans to open Atlantic to offshore drilling (Washington Post)
The Obama administration announced plans to allow offshore oil drilling in the waters off the East Coast from the southern Chesapeake to Georgia.
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- Georgia reactor's schedule slips again (Energywire - subscription)
In its latest filing, Georgia Power said that its Plant Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear reactor would commence operations in the second quarter of 2019 with Unit 4 starting up one year later – around 3 years behind its original schedule.
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- Wind has a good fourth quarter (Climate Wire - subscription)
Wind power added 4,850 MW of new capacity in 2014 due to a flurry of activity in the fourth quarter. There is now more than 65,000 MW of installed wind capacity in the United States.
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- EPA power plant rule will boost natural gas (Climate Wire - subscription)
A semiannual report from consultants Black & Veatch, forecasts that natural gas combined cycle power plants will be responsible for nearly half of U.S. power generation by 2038, due in part to upcoming EPA greenhouse gas regulations for existing power plants.
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- Report sees signs of slow demand growth in China (Energywire - subscription)
Consultants Wood Mackenzie in a new report say that energy demand growth slowed significantly in China in 2014 – "compared to 2013, power demand growth fell by almost half, gas demand growth fell by more than 8 percent; coal demand barely grew; and diesel demand actually contracted for the first time in more than a decade."
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- China's coal production drops (Xinhua News)
For the first time since 2000, China's year-on-year coal production has dropped. The China National Coal Association estimated that 2014 coal production was 2.5 percent lower than in 2013. Sluggish demand, overcapacity (large stock piles), and large imports were factors contributing to the reduced production.
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Week of January 19, 2015
- Crude exports would raise production, lower prices – study (Fuel Fix)
A study from Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy and the Rhodium Group finds that lifting the ban on crude exports could raise U.S. production an additional 1.2 million barrels per day by 2025, which would lower the price of gasoline and other petroleum products by up to 0.12 cents per gallon.
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- Tennessee reactor on track for 2015 startup (Nuclear Energy Institute)
The Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear reactor is scheduled to commence commercial operations later this year, becoming the first new nuclear plant in the United States to start up in nearly 20 years. There are currently 4 other reactors under construction in Georgia and South Carolina.
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- Texas wind power's share of generation exceeds 10 percent (Houston Chronicle)
According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), wind power was responsible for 10.6 percent of power generation in the state in 2014 – a record share of the electricity mix.
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- State Department gives federal agencies deadline to weigh in on KXL (Washington Post)
The State Department is giving eight federal agencies (Departments of Defense, Justice, Interior, Commerce, Transportation, Energy, Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency) until February 2 "to provide their views on the national interest with regard to the Keystone XL Pipeline permit application." There is no explicit timeline for the permit process beyond the February 2 date.
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- Algeria backtracks on plans for shale gas (AP)
Algeria has put on hold its plans to exploit its shale gas resource. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Algeria has the world's third largest technically recoverable shale gas resource.
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- India to reveal climate goal in June (The Economic Times)
India, the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, is expected to reveal its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) in June. INDCs provide information about a country's particular climate targets. These targets will form the basis of a global climate deal expected to be signed in Paris in December.
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Week of January 12, 2015
- South Korea launches cap and trade system (The Hill)
Last week, South Korea launched the world's second largest cap-and-trade system, behind Europe, covering 525 companies. The country pledged in the 2010 Cancún Agreements to reduce emissions 30 percent below business-as-usual levels by 2020; the carbon market is a key piece of its strategy.
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- Suncor cuts jobs and spending amid oil price collapse (Bloomberg)
Suncor, Canada's largest oil company, will cut 1,000 jobs and reduce its 2015 capital budget by 13 percent due to the recent slide in oil prices. Specifically, the company plans to defer the second phase of its MacKay River oil sands project and the White Rose Extension project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
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- Wholesale electricity prices were higher in 2014 (Energy Information Administration)
According to data from SNL and the U.S. Energy Information Administration, wholesale electricity prices increased at major trading locations across the United States last year, primarily due to increases in natural gas prices and high energy demand caused by cold weather in the beginning of 2014.
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- EIA issues U.S. coal production forecast (Energy Information Administration)
In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that 2014 U.S. coal production will rise around 1 percent above 2013 levels to 994 million short tons. However, this is around 15 percent lower than the U.S. peak production level in 2008. The EIA projects that production will fall to 977 million short tons in 2016.
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- New turbine technology will open Southeast to wind development (Utility Dive)
New maps from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which incorporate taller wind turbine heights, show that the Southeast United States could produce wind energy at much higher capacity factors.
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Week of January 5, 2015
Nebraska court clears hurdle for KXL (Wall Street Journal)
The Nebraska Supreme Court threw out a lower-court ruling, and found that the law passed by the state legislature, granting the governor the power to review and approve certain major pipelines, including Keystone XL was constitutional. The Obama administration put the State Department led Keystone XL approval process on hold in April 2014, pending the outcome of this court challenge.
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Illinois identifies options to support existing nuclear power (Energywire - Subscription)
Four Illinois agencies produced a report outlining a range of policy actions that could be taken to help support three in-state nuclear plants that are struggling economically. The options range from relying solely on changes in federal regulation and regional wholesale markets to drive change to a cap-and-trade policy, carbon tax and making nuclear energy part of a low-carbon portfolio standard.
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PJM seeks permission to postpone plant closures (Greenwire - Subscription)
PJM, the operator of the nation's largest wholesale power market, has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permission to pay plant owners to keep generating beyond their scheduled retirement dates. PJM is concerned about system reliability, particularly in the event of severe weather such as the polar vortex.
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IEA releases medium-term coal report (International Energy Agency)
According to the IEA's latest report, coal is the fastest growing fossil fuel in the world. However, the annual rate of coal consumption growth is slowing, especially compared to the 10-year average. Coal is expected to grow at a rate of 2.1 percent per year over the next 5 years, down from 2.3 percent per year in last year's forecast.
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5. Russian oil production hits a post-Soviet high (Reuters)
According to the Energy Ministry, Russian oil output averaged 10.58 million barrels per day in 2014, an increase of 0.7 percent over the previous year. The International Energy Agency expects production to fall by 1 percent in 2015.
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India launches energy conservation program (Times of India)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a plan to distribute two subsidized, energy efficient LED light bulbs to all registered electricity consumers.
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