Home › Oil and Gas Drilling Raise Electricity Prices in West Texas
 

Keywords :   


Oil and Gas Drilling Raise Electricity Prices in West Texas

2014-09-04 01:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Scientific American: In July 2012, Frontier Texas, an Old West museum located in Abilene, received an electric bill nearly $4,000 higher than expected. Oddly enough, the museum hadnt used an unusual amount of power that month. Rather, the cause of the high bill was the fact that Abilene lies in Texass western power trading zone, which happens to be home to the Permian Basin, the nations most prolific oil-producing region. How is oil development raising electricity prices in West Texas? It all has to do with congestion...

Tags: west prices texas gas

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
22.09Tropical Depression Ten-E Forecast Discussion Number 1
22.09Tropical Depression Ten-E Graphics
22.09Tropical Depression Ten-E Wind Speed Probabilities Number 1
22.09Tropical Depression Ten-E Public Advisory Number 1
22.09Summary for Tropical Depression Ten-E (EP5/EP102024)
22.09Tropical Depression Ten-E Forecast Advisory Number 1
22.09Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
22.09Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
More »