Power burns down 260 MMcf/d spring 2022 vs. 2021 8.1 GW of renewable capacity installed over past year Commerce tariff investigation could slow solar growth Recent growth in renewable generating capacity across the Western US is putting downward pressure on gas-fired power burns this spring in a trend that’s only likely to accelerate in the years ahead. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Since the start of April, gas demand from power generators across the desert southwest, California and the Pacific Northwest has averaged just under 3.3 Bcf/d – down about 260 MMcf/d, or more than 7%, compared with the same eight-week period in 2021, data from S&P Global Commodity Insights shows. The drop in gas-fired power demand appears to be uncorrelated with the weather. This spring, population-weighted temperatures in California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico, which account for the vast majority […]