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Northern Michiganders are getting off propane — and on to natural gas

Grist

DTE Gas Company , a subsidiary of Michigan’s largest utility, is expanding its natural gas network to the area, giving over 1,000 homes and businesses the choice to switch to natural gas. Natural gas is more climate-friendly than the propane and wood used in much of the region, according to DTE.

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What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?

GreenTechMedia

At the beginning of the pandemic, energy prices crashed. But far more acute is what’s happening with natural gas, particularly in Europe and Asia. In the US, natural gas prices have doubled in the last year. And will countries double down on renewables, gas, or both to shore up their resiliency?

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Shale Boom Powers U.S. To Third Consecutive Annual Natural Gas Record

R-Squared Energy

set a new oil production record in 2023 and became the world’s top liquefied natural gas exporter. set a natural gas production record in 2023, but that it wouldn’t be certain until the Energy Information Administration released the final numbers sometime in 2024. Dry natural gas production increased 3.8

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What the Frack Is Happening With Natural Gas Prices?

GreenTechMedia

At the beginning of the pandemic, energy prices crashed. But far more acute is what’s happening with natural gas, particularly in Europe and Asia. In the US, natural gas prices have doubled in the last year. the President of Gas Vista and a non-resident fellow at the Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy.

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Natural Gas Microgrids Do What Solar and Batteries Alone Can?t for California Resiliency, Report Says

GreenTechMedia

Earlier this year, Pacific Gas & Electric faced pushback from environmental and solar and energy storage industry groups to a plan to deploy natural gas generators to back up communities facing multi-day fire-prevention blackouts. Natural gas vs. diesel vs. solar-storage.

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Palo Alto, CA. Suspends Ban on Natural Gas in New Buildings

Energy Central

In another positive move for homeowners desires for energy resiliency, the City of Palo Alto has suspended its ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings. As we mentioned in our last Blog.

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CenterPoint Energy to deploy 3 million Intelis natural gas smart meters

Smart Energy International

Itron has signed a contract with CenterPoint Energy to further modernise its natural gas distribution system with 3 million Intelis natural gas ultrasonic smart meters. In this way, it minimizes the risk of a natural gas explosion. Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed. “It