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Whitepaper: Tropical Storms and Their Impact on Energy Markets

04.09.24

On April 4, Colorado State University released its preliminary 2024 hurricane season forecast  for the Atlantic basin, which runs from June 1st through November 30th. CSU has been issuing these...

Energy Markets

Whitepaper: Navigating Energy Markets: Unveiling Insights from the Natural Gas 12-Month Strip

12.14.23

Introductions In our latest whitepaper, Transparent Energy focuses on the NYMEX 12-month forward strip as an essential tool for understanding the trajectory of natural gas prices (and, by extension, electricity...

Energy Markets

ERCOT Focus: Buy Now!

11.08.23

By David Blair and Brendan Boyle, Transparent Energy A lot has been made of the ERCOT market’s singular nature since the deep freeze of 2021 sent electricity prices into the stratosphere and turned “Uri”...

Energy Procurement Tips

“Rigged” Against You: Why Falling Rig Counts Are a Strong Energy “Buy” Signal for Your Business

05.23.23

In its Natural Gas Weekly Update for May 17, 2023, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted that earlier this month, “the natural gas rig count decreased by 16 to 141 rigs, the largest...

Energy Procurement Tips

Buy! Buy! Buy! (Summer is Coming, and so are Higher Energy Prices)

04.28.23

In the blink of an eye, summer will be here. And, if the Energy Information Administration is right, so will higher energy prices. It is predicting a Q3 natural-gas price increase that...

Energy Procurement Tips

Consider Buying Now: You Won’t Get Hurt Falling out the Basement Window!

03.13.23

Recent Wall Street Journal headlines (and subheads) capture a lot of the drama playing out in today’s energy markets and reveal much about what large energy users need to consider as they...

Energy Markets

Energy Price Dip: What to Know and What to Watch Out For

11.17.22

Back in August, natural gas prices had crested the $9.00/MMBtu mark. Today, as this article goes to press, natural gas futures are pricing in the $5s. What?! Yes, you did...

Energy Procurement Tips

TOTALLY AVOIDABLE: Never Let Energy “Sticker Shock” Happen Again

06.23.22

If your energy contract ends in the next 18 months, you should be in emergency mode to manage away from risk and start budgeting for potentially large energy-price increases. And...

Regulatory Update

Your Last Wake Up Call: FERC 2022 Summer Assessment

05.23.22

Ever since natural gas prices hit historic lows in the summer of 2020, we’ve been actively warning large energy buyers of rising natural gas and electricity prices and, more importantly,...

Energy Procurement Tips

Don’t Let Energy Prices Get Away from You – Manage Risk Now

05.12.22

This April, natural gas prices surged to their highest levels since September 2008, reaching $8.05/MMBTU, a concern not only to businesses dependent on natural gas, but also all large energy users...

Energy Markets

Procuring Energy in a Time of War and Volatility

03.07.22

Q: Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Transparent Energy had been warning large energy buyers of increased price volatility. What’s your take on energy markets today, factoring in the Ukraine...

Energy Markets

Plan Now to Beat Energy Market Volatility

02.21.22

If you are a large energy buyer looking at today’s pricing environment, you have a right to be confused. The 2020s have been crazy! In 2020, years of warmer-than-usual winter...