New York/Buenos Aires (March 21, 2019) — The Vaca Muerta oil and gas project, which promises to double oil and gas production over the next six years in Argentina, is facing such strong headwinds from current fiscal, market, political and environmental forces that “the plan is likely to fail,” according to a report released today […]
LONDON – The owners of three new Dutch coal power plants in the Netherlands are nursing around €4 billion in losses, as a result of market headwinds and a mandated coal phaseout, but only one, Engie, has decided to exit coal power in the country, as the remaining two, RWE and Uniper, hold out for […]
March 22, 2019 (IEEFA Arizona) — A vote by the Navajo Tribal Council blocking acquisition of the Navajo Generating Station (NGS) and Kayenta Mine spells closure for both, according to researchers at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), a tribally-owned company, had pushed for months to […]
March 19, 2019 (Sightline/IEEFA) — Record-setting oil and gas production in Q4 did not lead to corresponding financial success. To the contrary, U.S. fracking-focused companies “spilled alarming volumes of red ink in 2018,” according to a report released today by the Sightline Institute and the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The joint […]
March 18, 2019 (IEEFA U.S.) — Coal producers in the Powder River Basin continue to lose customers as utilities across the U.S. embrace a shift toward cleaner and cheaper forms of power generation, according to a report published today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report — Powder River Basin Coal […]
Director of Finance Tom Sanzillo is an investment advisor and the former first deputy comptroller of New York State.
Director of Energy Finance Studies, Australasia Tim Buckley is an equity-valuation analyst based in Sydney.
Director of Resource Planning Analysis David Schlissel is an expert on energy-related engineering and economic issues.
Energy Finance Consultant Melissa Brown is a former securities analyst at JP Morgan and Citigroup.
Energy Finance Analyst, Europe Gerard Wynn is a 10-year veteran of energy and economics reporting at the Thomson Reuters News Agency.
Energy Finance Analyst Simon Nicholas has 16 years’ experience in the finance industry, at ABN Amro, Macquarie Bank and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Energy Analyst Cathy Kunkel is a West Virginia-based energy consultant.
Financial Analyst Kathy Hipple is a founding partner of Noosphere Marketing and finance professor at Bard’s MBA for Sustainability, formerly with Merrill Lynch and Ambassador Media.
Energy Finance Analyst Sara Jane Ahmed is a former investment advisor specializing in energy opportunities in emerging markets.
Energy Finance Analyst Elrika Hamdi has worked on renewable energy and energy efficiency at PT Imaji Life Technology, Winrock International and the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.
Energy Economist Vibhuti Garg has advised private and public sector clients on market entry strategies and how power sector performance impacts state finances.
Research Associate Kashish Shah has worked in the banking and public sectors in India and has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Sydney.
Bruce Robertson has been an investment analyst, fund manager and professional investor in Australia for over 32 years.
Data Analyst Seth Feaster has 25 years’ experience creating data visual presentations at The New York Times and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Research Editor Karl Cates has been an editor for Bloomberg LP, an editor for the New York Times, and a consultant to the Treasury Department-sanctioned community development financial institution (CDFI) industry.
Associate Editor Dennis Wamsted has covered energy and environmental policy and technology issues for 30 years.
IEEFA Executive Director Sandy Buchanan is the former executive director of Ohio Citizen Action.
Larry Shapiro is chairman of IEEFA’s board of directors and associate director of program development at the Rockefeller Family Fund.
IEEFA report: Coal Outlook 2019
Utilities transitioning away from coal towards natural gas and renewables
New York, March 26, 2019 (IEEFA) — The long-term structural decline of the U.S. coal industry continued in 2018, with a record total of coal generation capacity retired and a further drop in utility coal consumption to levels not seen since the early 1980s, according to the Coal Outlook 2019 released today by the Institute […]