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Expect Electricity Prices To Rise Further, Analysts Warn By Robert Walton of UtilityDive, U.S. electricity prices have risen significantly in recent years, though “national trends mask stark differences” in state prices, according to an April 1 analysis by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and The Brattle Group. Whether you take a “crisis” or “more nuanced view” of the increases - the analysis offers both - one thing is likely, according to the report: “Record levels of [investor-owned utility] rate increase requests & regulatory approvals suggest additional near-term price increases absent policy/market actions.” There were...

Court Rejects DOE Order To Delay Michigan Coal Plant Retirement By Ethan Howland of UtilityDive A federal appeals court on Friday vacated the Department of Energy’s emergency order requiring the owners of a coal-fired power plant in Michigan to delay its planned retirement, saying the move usurped state authority over generating resources. “The federal government has, until now, issued stopgap generation orders in response only to transitory emergencies caused by war, extreme weather events, market manipulation, or unplanned, short-term unavailability of specific generation units,” the U.S. Appeals Court for the District of...

There is no shortfall of liquidity in financial markets. In fact, there is so much that inflation has become a way of life for market participants. This is not a good thing.