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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Gas Gaining Market Share Over Coal in Southern Power Pool

With total loads steady, and wind output falling over the last two weeks, gas has taken up the slack in SPP, pushing fossil fuel market share well above 50% lately.  The current year in red (with a 7 day average line) shows substantial gains on 2018.   SPP isn't an especially large consumer of gas however, so large percentage gains translate into less than an incremental 1 BCFD.