DJ Low Natural Gas Prices Could Help Utilities -- Market Talk
1611 EDT - Low natural gas prices should enable utilities to cut costs and greenhouse-gas emissions to meet new
federal limits on carbon dioxide, at least in the short term, Fitch Ratings says. Gas prices, which hit a fresh low
this week beneath $2 a million Btu, are likely to stay low for the near term, Fitch predicts. Utilities in Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, and West Virginia that rely heavily on coal-fired generation and have been slow to add
renewables and boost energy efficiency will "remain more challenged" by the carbon limits, according to Fitch.
(Cassandra.Sweet@wsj.com @CassandraSweet)
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October 29, 2015 16:11 ET (20:11 GMT)
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