Per the Wall Street Journal, NRG, Inc. is planning to submit an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build 2 new reactors at the South Texas nuclear station.  The problem: NRG has never built a nuclear plant before.  The move comes as many energy companies scramble to qualify for federal incentives outlined in the [...]

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Today, natural gas supplies about a quarter of energy in the US. However, forecasts by the US Energy Information Administration are calling for natural gas consumption to increase by over 40% by 2025! This is fueled primarily by the increased use of natural gas for electricity generation instead of coal. However, gas supply in the [...]

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MLP bellwether Kinder Morgan presents at the 2007 CEO Energy Conference in New York today. You can download the KMP presentation here. Of note is the diagram of capital structure (slide 4) which helps clarify how a portion of LP units are accumulated by the General Partner (GP) as incentive. Related Links: Kinder Morgan Investor [...]

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