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To: meatloaf

I hate to tell you this but what is happening to coal today will be happening the nat gas in 2025.


16 posted on 06/19/2018 4:23:26 PM PDT by Ben Ficklin
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To: Ben Ficklin

There’s more of a market for both the methane and wet gases from wells. The first shipment to Europe was over a year ago. Those will increase unless Russia severely cuts their price.


51 posted on 06/20/2018 6:42:29 AM PDT by meatloaf
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To: Ben Ficklin

The grid will still need peaking units. Unlike the baseload plants the peaking units can be started and shutdown remotely from a dispatch center. It’s nice to flip a switch and bring as much as 200 MW online.


52 posted on 06/20/2018 6:45:25 AM PDT by meatloaf
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