No help from the weather: WECC power and renewables short term outlook August 2017
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Report summary
Why buy this report?
Although a year of moderate weather kept energy prices stable, the solar eclipse and intense Atlantic hurricane season were a disruptive force to more than just the communities they affected. This short-term power forecast can help you:
- Identify significant trends across regional power markets
- Understand the immediate and near-term effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on our power demand outlook
- Learn why Henry Hub prices are trending low, and why we expect a rally
- See where rising wind power over the last year has been built out across the US
Our growing presence as power and renewables experts is supported by more than 40 years in the energy analysis space, and by dedicated power analysts located in niche markets throughout the world.
This short-term outlook for power and renewables includes:
- Base cases outlooks for fuel price, load forecast, price and other fundamentals
- Near-term impacts of recent Atlantic Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
- North American power supply, demand, generation balances and price outlook
Table of contents
- Executive summary
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Fundamentals
- 2018: all about supply
- 2019: Onset of US LNG shut-ins
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Generation balances and prices
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Hurricanes Irma and Harvey impact near term demand forecast
- Demand
- Supply
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East and ERCOT
- Generation
- Prices and heat rates
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WECC
- Supply and demand
- Prices and generation
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Hurricanes Irma and Harvey impact near term demand forecast
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Scenario Overview
- Figure 5: North American power generation balances and fuel prices
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Scenario Overview: Table 1
- Figure 1: Changes in Eastern power market fundamentals (Relative to July 2017 STO)
- Figure 2: Relative changes in Eastern markets’ power price metrics (Relative to July 2017 STO)
- Figure 3: Changes in WECC power market fundamentals (Relative to July 2017 STO)
- Figure 4: Relative changes in WECC markets’ power price metrics (Relative to July 2017 STO)
What's included
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