State Sen Kyle McCarter opposes wind energy project
The use of eminent domain; that is the forced purchase of private property for public benefit should be used with abundant caution. That is why it take public hearings and an unbiased review to determine what is in the public interest.
State Sen Kyle McCarter opposes wind energy project.
Last November the Illinois Commerce Commission determined that wind energy being generated in Kansas that would be transmitted to Missouri, Illinois and Indiana deserves the right to purchase the land to build a transmission tower to deliver over 4,000 MW of wind generated electricity. They approved the use of eminent domain so the independent company proposing to build this project can approach the landowners and know they can reach a deal. Without eminent domain a handful of property owners could have prevented this project from moving forward.
This project is innovative and will supply clean renewable and sustainable power. Such renewable power will diversify our power generation and help us avoid price spikes from reliance on just natural gas, coal or oil.
Realgy supports the project and other independent energy companies that are doing such great work.
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Additional Information:
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/510658825-mccarter-opposes-eminent-domain-in-wind-energy-project
http://www.grainbeltexpresscleanline.com/site/page/project_description
DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Working gas in storage was 3,297 Bcf as of Friday, January 15, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 178 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 629 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 473 Bcf above the five-year average of 2,824 Bcf. At 3,297 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.
EIA Estimated withdrawal 183 Bcf.
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Actual withdrawal 178 Bcf.
EIA to estimate season’s largest draw Increased demand last week in the Midwest and South Central regions prompted energy experts to predict last week’s natural gas storage withdrawals will be the largest so far of the heating season. A consensus of analysts surveyed by Platts expects the US Energy Information Administration on Thursday will estimate a gas storage withdrawal of between 183 Bcf and 187 Bcf for the reporting week that ended January 15. A withdrawal within expectations would be less than the 220-Bcf withdrawal reported at this time in 2015 and more than the 177-Bcf fiveyear average withdrawal, according to EIA data. There was not much disparity in the predictions this week as the full range of analysts’ expectations all fell between a drawdown of 175 Bcf to 191 Bcf. This looks to be the largest withdrawal of the heating season, and the first withdrawal that is more than the five-year average since the week that ended December 4. However, it would still be 35 Bcf less than the withdrawal at this time last year.
DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Working gas in storage was 3,475 Bcf as of Friday, January 8, 2016, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 168 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 587 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 474 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,001 Bcf. At 3,475 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.
Estimated Withdrawal 176 Bcf and 180 Bcf
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Actual withdrawal 168 Bcf
A consensus of analysts surveyed by Platts expects the US Energy Information Administration on Thursday will estimate a natural gas storage withdrawal of between 176 Bcf and 180 Bcf for the reporting week that ended January 8. A withdrawal within expectations would be less than the 220 Bcf reported at this time in 2015 but directly in line with the 178 Bcf fiveyear average. The wider range of analysts’ expectations for this week was for a withdrawal of 154 Bcf to 192 Bcf. This looks to be the largest drawdown of the heating season, but it still would be 42 Bcf less than the withdrawal at this time last year.
Oil is on the decline to a 12 year low says researchers
CitiGroup Research said that oil could go down to 20 dollars a barrel
North American is losing about 2 Billion dollars a week in Oil and Gas Production
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Additional Information: http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/dollar20-oil-no-longer-mirage-as-world-confronts-12-year-low/ar-CCrU6z?li=BBnbfcL
Quakes in Ok.. cause injections from oil and gas
Oklahoma hit with 70 quakes with a week
- Experts say that the earth quakes swarm in Oklahoma are due to fracking and are caused by the oil and the gas industry
- The injected water changes the friction of naturally occurring fault lines, uncorking the quakes.
- Oklahoma in 2014 had at least 5,415 earthquakes; 585 of them were magnitude-3 or greater. In comparison, the state had just 109 magnitude-3 quakes in 2013, according to the Oklahoma Geologic Survey.
- State regulators have ordered well companies operating in the area to either scale back or halt injection operations
Interesting news article today…. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oklahoma-hit-with-70-quakes-in-a-week/ar-AAguX1B?li=BBnb7Kz
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DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Working gas in storage was 3,756 Bcf as of Friday, December 25, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 58 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 532 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 448 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,308 Bcf. At 3,756 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.
Estimated Storage withdrawal of 53 Bcf – 57 Bcf
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Actual 58 Bcf
The US Energy Information Administration is expected to estimate a natural gas storage withdrawal of between 53 Bcf and 57 Bcf for the reporting week that ended December 25, according to a consensus of analysts surveyed by Platts. EIA plans to announce its storage report at 10:30 am EDT Thursday. A withdrawal within expectations would be well above the 26-Bcf withdrawal reported at this time in 2014 but well below the 95-Bcf fiveyear average withdrawal. The wider range of analysts’ expectations for this week was for a withdrawal of 39 Bcf to 71 Bcf. Last week, EIA reported a 32 Bcf withdrawal, which lowered inventories to 3.846 Tcf, which was 561 Bcf, or about 17%, above the year-ago inventory of 3.253 Tcf, and 411 Bcf, or about 12%, more than the five-year average of 3.403 Tcf. “Regionally, the largest withdrawals are expected from the East and Midwest regions, each of which saw average temperatures drop 7 degrees compared to the previous week to 51 and 40 degrees F respectively,” according to the Weekly Storage Report published by Platts unit Bentek Energy
DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Working gas in storage was 3,814 Bcf as of Friday, December 18, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 32 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 561 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 411 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,403 Bcf. At 3,814 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.
EIA to estimate 22-Bcf storage withdrawal
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Actual was 32 Bcf
A consensus of analysts surveyed by Platts expects the US Energy Information Administration on Thursday will estimate a natural gas storage withdrawal of between 20 Bcf and 24 Bcf for the reporting week that ended December 18. EIA plans to announce its storage report at 10:30 a.m. EST Thursday. Above-normal temperatures blanketing the eastern half of the US this December prompted most analysts to call for a drawdown of almost 100 Bcf below the five-year average for this week. Withdrawal within expectations would be less than the 52 Bcf withdrawal reported at this time in 2014 and substantially less than the 121 Bcf five-year average withdrawal, according to EIA data. The wider range of analysts’ expectations call for a withdrawal of 15 Bcf to 30 Bcf. Last week, EIA reported a 34-Bcf withdrawal that decreased inventories to 3.846 Tcf, which was 541 Bcf, or 16.4%, more than the year-ago inventory of 3.305 Tcf, but 322 Bcf, or 9.1%, more than the five-year average of 3.524 Tcf
Solar Panel Luddites
Woodland, North Carolina rejected a proposal to rezone land just outside its borders for the use of a solar farm. Three solar farms have already been approved in the area, but local residents are not impressed. The council defeated the motion for the rezoning of an area on US Highway 258 for an additional solar farm after a public comment period, where members of the town could give their opinions.
Retired science teacher (?) Jane Mann sighted rising risk of cancer deaths in the area (despite reports showing cancer rates in NC fell over the 2008 to 2012 period) as that no one could tell her solar panels were not causing the cancer.
She’s also concerned photosynthesis would slow due to solar panels stopping plants from growing in solar farm fields. “I want to know what’s going to happen. I want information. Enough is enough. I don’t see the profit for the town,” Mann said at the meeting, according to The Roanoke-Chowan News Herald.
“People come with hidden agendas. Until we can find if anything is going to damage this community, we shouldn’t sign any paper,” she added. Bobby Mann (it’s not clear if he’s related to Jane), said that he was worried local communities would dry up. “You’re killing your town,” he said. “All the young people are going to move out.”
He also argued that solar farms would suck up all the energy from the Sun, and new businesses would not come to Woodland. (Editors Note – If he’s that wrong about something so basic, he should not have a say in anything).
The area just outside Woodland is a popular spot for solar farm developers, because it has an electrical substation, which means the panels can be hooked up to the national grid. While construction has started on one of the three farms that have already been approved for the area, it’s unlikely this forth one will get the go-ahead.
Unfortunately, this dislike of solar is not new. The New York Times reported in 2011 that when Oradell, New Jersey began putting up solar panels on power poles, many residents were unhappy. “I hate them,” Eric Olsen told The New York Times. “It’s just an eyesore.”
Other residents were also reported as calling the panels “ugly” or “hideous”, and said they were worried about their property value declining because of it.
However, these panels pushed New Jersey closer to their renewable energy target, which is one of the highest in the US. As of earlier this year, New Jersey also approved a bill that requires the state to get at least 80 percent of all its energy from renewable sources by 2050.
And not all New Jersey residents have been against these changes, with some seeing the panels as a badge of pride representing their switch to clean energy.
Hopefully, with increased exposure and better education, we can outline the positives of having solar panels installed in both big cities and country towns. We don’t want another fiasco like this Wind Turbine Syndrome travesty.
Quoted from: http://www.sciencealert.com/us-town-rejects-solar-farm-amid-worries-it-would-suck-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun
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DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Here is this weeks EIA natural gas storage report. Working gas in storage was 3,880 Bcf as of Friday, December 4, 2015, according to EIA estimates. This represents a net decline of 76 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 514 Bcf higher than last year at this time and 236 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,644 Bcf. At 3,880 Bcf, total working gas is above the five-year historical range.
US EIA to estimate 61-Bcf withdrawal:
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Actual 76 Bcf
A consensus of analysts surveyed by Platts expects the US Energy Information Administration on Thursday will estimate a natural gas storage withdrawal of between 59 Bcf and 63 Bcf for the reporting week that ended December 4. The EIA plans to announce its storage report at 10:30 a.m. EST Thursday. Withdrawal within expectations would be more than the 47-Bcf withdrawal reported at this time in 2014 and less than the 65-Bcf five year average withdrawal, according to EIA data. The wider range of analysts’ expectations for this week was for a withdrawal ranging from 48 Bcf to 67 Bcf. Last week, the EIA reported a 53-Bcf withdrawal that decreased inventories to 3.956 Tcf, which was 543 Bcf, or 15.9%, more than the year-ago inventory of 3.413 Tcf, but 247 Bcf, or 6.7%, more than the five-year average of 3.709 Tcf.
Midwest Winter 2015/16 Weather Forecast (in December)
…and it’s good news. (Waiting til forecast winter until December helps the forecast vs. October)
For the last two winters, we set records for cold. This year’s forecast is for a near Normal winter.
It might not get you Florida in January but it’s better than a stick-in-the-eye!
