Volatility Continues – Strategic Planning is Critical As we head into the final stretch of summer, July 2025 has made its mark as one of the hottest months in PJM history. Record-breaking temperatures fueled a new summer peak demand across the PJM grid—surpassing 2024’s peak by over 5%—with AI data center growth being the […]
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RD Energy July 2025 Stay Current Newsletter: June’s Skyrocketing Power Demand Signals a New Era for the Grid If you thought summer 2024 was hot, PJM’s early summer 2025 power demand is rewriting the playbook. In June 2025, PJM recorded significantly higher peak electricity usage than in any single day of summer 2024—even though both
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As we move into summer, energy prices remain volatile — and the risks for Ohio businesses behind AEP and Columbia Gas continue to grow. Whether you manage a manufacturing plant, a school district, or a small business, understanding what’s driving today’s energy markets can help you make more informed decisions. As we’ve discussed in our
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Key Drivers 1. Weak shoulder season energy consumption has helped bring 2025 natural gas and electric prices down after surging this past winter 2. Substantial year over year increase in LNG exports that will grow even more throughout 2025 and beyond likely lifting natural gas prices in Q3 and Q4 2025 3. Late spring and
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Two Very Important Reminders: Upstream natural gas pipeline TC Energy starts billing higher transportation rates April 2025. Most suppliers will pass this new rate increase to natural gas customers behind Columbia Gas of Ohio and Duke Energy. Columbia Gas of Ohio’s customer adder for those buying natural gas supply directly from them is going up
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Key Drivers Natural gas storage levels are around 600 BCF lower than the end of winter last year; substantially increasing storage injection demand this spring and summer Liquified natural gas exports has reached new record levels at 15+ bcf /day Natural gas wholesale prices are $2.25/MMBTU higher now versus this time a year ago
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It is SHOCKING. The more I explored the PUCO Supplier Apples to Apples chart for electric and natural gas rate offers for residents, the more shocked I was. These offers are being aggressively solicited to homeowners via phone or door to door. Some suppliers show pricing on the Apples to Apples chart artificially low to
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Community leaders and many residents often assume Governmental Aggregation is a product being forced on them and taking away their freedom of choice. In truth, Aggregation is an opportunity for residents. We hear all the time how people hate the many natural gas and electric aggressive telemarketing calls. Who knows if the price offer is good?
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June 2019 Energy Update Key Drivers Milder March, April, May and early June temperatures versus last year 89 bcf/day of natural gas production versus 79 bcf/day in 2018 A weak El Nino will likely result in warmer than normal temperatures this summer Nuclear generation in 2019 is trailing 2018 and more plants are to be retired this
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May 2019 Energy Update Key Drivers Continued growth in U.S. natural gas production Abnormally warm April 2019 in the Midwest Continued growth in natural gas fired electric generation Buyers of LNG force change in the pricing model Commentary April 2018 was much colder than normal, there was a robust economy, strong LNG exports, growing
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