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United States Power Report Q4 2012
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BMI View: Whilst the worst drought in over 50 years has highlighted some deficiencies in the US power system; political, judicial and sector-specific developments have brought the future shape of the country's electricity mix into the limelight once again. The country's nuclear outlook remains uncertain, and the US's non-hydropower renewables industry appears set to moderate as it faces a number of significant challenges. In the thermal segment, we anticipate that the share of coal will decline, as more generation comes from natural gas and renewable technologies; thus opening up export potential. Yet, we anticipate a number of factors will play a role in determining the speed and magnitude of coal plant retirements.
Whilst data out of the US has steadily surprised on the upside in recent weeks, BMI's core view that the economic recovery will remain erratic remains in place. Hence, and although the release of new historical and monthly data for generation and capacity by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has prompted us to revise our forecasts, we remain of the opinion that the US's mature power market will see only a moderate rise in generation and consumption in 2012. That said, factoring in the most recent industry-specific, weather and macroeconomic indicators, we have further moderated our 2012 consumption growth forecast to 0.81% (previously 0.87%). In light of the recent drought conditions, we have also revised our 2012 forecasts for the various components of electricity generation.
With regard to the long-term, we believe that a number of factors will influence the share of fuels in the electricity mix:
- Lower natural gas prices – which in turn are the result of new drilling technologies, growing production, a large increase in proved reserves, and robust natural gas infrastructure additions over the last few years.
- Growing efficiency – newer natural gas units are becoming more efficient than older coal units, owing to rising capacity factors of natural gas-fired units.
- Coal unit retirements – expecting almost 9,000 MW of coal-fired capacity to be retired in 2012, with additional retirements in subsequent years.
- Environmental regulations – including the implementation of the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
- The results of the upcoming presidential elections – whilst BMI's Country Risk analysts expect Obama to win the election, a Republican victory in November 2012 could alter the US's energy agenda.
BMI Industry View ... 7
SWOT Analysis 8
United States Power SWOT .. 8
Regional Industry Overview 9
United States Snapshot (Macro) .. 13
Table: Country Snapshot: Economic and Demographic Data, 2011-2021 .. 13
Table: Country Snapshot: Power Sector . 13
US Forecast Scenario .. 14
Electricity Generation and Power Generating Capacity. 14
Table: United States Total Electricity Generation Data And Forecasts, 2010-2016 14
Table: United States Total Electricity Generation Long-Term Forecasts, 2015-2021 . 16
Table: United States Electricity Generating Capacity Data And Forecasts, 2010-2016 .. 18
Table: United States Electricity Generating Capacity Long-Term Forecasts, 2015-2021 ... 19
Electricity Consumption.. 25
Table: United States Total Electricity Consumption Data And Forecasts, 2010-2016. 25
Table: United States Total Electricity Consumption Long-Term Forecasts, 2015-2021 .. 25
Transmission & Distribution, Imports & Exports ... 27
Table: United States Electric Power Transmission And Distribution Losses Data And Forecasts, 2010-2016 ... 27
Table: United States Electric Power Transmission And Distribution Losses Long-Term Forecasts, 2015-2021 . 27
Table: United States Trade Data And Forecasts, 2010-2016 ... 27
Table: United States Trade Long-Term Forecasts, 2015-2021 27
State-By-State Breakdown 30
Table: US – States Electricity Profiles In 2010 .. 30
Alabama .. 32
Alaska . 32
Arizona ... 32
Arkansas . 33
California ... 33
Colorado . 33
Connecticut . 33
Delaware 34
District Of Columbia .. 34
Florida 34
Georgia ... 34
Hawaii 35
Idaho ... 35
Illinois . 35
Indiana 35
Iowa 35
Kansas 36
Kentucky . 36
Louisiana 36
Maine .. 36
Maryland 37
Massachusetts . 37
Michigan . 37
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Minnesota ... 37
Mississippi .. 37
Missouri .. 38
Montana .. 38
Nebraska . 38
Nevada 38
New Hampshire .. 39
New Jersey .. 39
New Mexico 39
New York 39
North Carolina ... 39
North Dakota .. 40
Ohio 40
Oklahoma ... 40
Oregon 41
Pennsylvania ... 41
Rhode Island ... 41
South Carolina 41
South Dakota .. 41
Tennessee 42
Texas ... 42
Utah 42
Vermont .. 42
Virginia ... 43
Washington . 43
West Virginia .. 43
Wisconsin 43
Wyoming . 43
Key Policies/Market Structure .. 45
Regulation and Competition ... 45
Sustainable Energy Policies 46
Table: 2009 State Energy-Related CO2 Emissions . 47
Pricing 49
Key Projects Database 51
Table: United States Major Projects – Power. 51
Risk/Reward Ratings . 64
Developed States Regional Power Risk/Reward Ratings . 64
Table: Developed States Power Risk/Reward Ratings (Scores Out Of 100) . 68
United States Power Risk/Reward Ratings.. 68
Rewards .. 69
Risks ... 69
Competitive Landscape/Company Monitor . 70
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) ... 71
Southern California Edison (SCE) .. 71
Exelon . 71
NextEra Energy ( FPL and NextEra Energy Resources). 71
Southern .. 72
Dominion 72
Entergy ... 73
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American Electric Power 73
Mid-American/PacifiCorp .. 73
Xcel Energy 74
Duke Energy Corporation ... 74
Glossary of Terms . 75
Table: Glossary of Terms 75
Methodology And Sources 76
Industry Forecasts ... 76
Power Industry – Data Methodology .. 77
Generation and Consumption Data 77
Electricity Generation Capacity Data . 78
Power Risk/Reward Ratings Methodology ... 78
Table: Power Risk/Reward Indicators 80
Sources ... 82
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