by Patrick Clouden | Aug 24, 2021 | Energy News
Natural gas prices are rising. In fact, European and Asian natural gas rates very recently surged from a pandemic low in May 2020 by 1,000 percent! In the U.S. specifically, natural gas rates for the month of August are at the highest level in a decade. Surging...
by Patrick Clouden | Jul 14, 2021 | Energy News
As we drive around town we can’t help but notice the rapidly changing price of gasoline. For many of us across the nation it has already broken the $3.00 per gallon barrier. This overall increase in the price of gas at the pumps is a close-to-home reminder of what’s...
by Patrick Clouden | Jun 23, 2021 | Energy News
“Inflation” refers to a general increase in the prices of goods and services in the economy over time that corresponds with a decrease in the value of money. When a unit of currency depreciates in value, so does its purchasing power. It takes more currency units to...
by Patrick Clouden | Mar 29, 2021 | Electricity, Energy News
Basics of energy production have to be understood before one can make any sense of what happened in Texas in February when a brutal cold snap lead to blackouts in over four million homes and businesses. For years the Texas grid operator, ERCOT (Electric Reliability...
by Patrick Clouden | Feb 24, 2021 | Energy News
Here we are close to March of 2021. As we sit here gas prices at the pump have gone up on average, 30 cents a gallon across the boards since January 1st and since the end of November the price has gone up about 44 cents. What does this mean for the future? Well,...
by Patrick Clouden | Dec 16, 2020 | Energy News
Special Report From Pat Clouden to our CES Direct Energy Customers I want to make sure all our Direct Energy Business customers receive this important information from Direct Energy Business about their new relationship with NRG Energy. Please read the letter below...
