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Register Now and Save $50! EIA/SAIS 2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses, Long-Term Change, April 6 & 7, 2010. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC, http://www.eia.doe.gov/conference/2010/. ****** ****** ** ************************************* ** ** * * *** United States *** **** ** ****** * Energy Information Administration * ** ** ** ** ************************************* ****** ****** ** ** ************************************* January 28, 2010
The “Electric Sales, Revenue, and Price 2008″ annual data have been updated
For 2008. New in this issue:
* New Table (16) “Class of Ownership, Number of Consumers, Sales, Revenue, and Average Retail Price for Power Marketers and Energy Service Providers by State: All Sectors, 2008″
For more information:
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/esr/esr_sum.html?src=email
Contact: Karen McDaniel
Phone: (202) 586-4280
Email: karen.mcdaniel@eia.doe.gov
Contact: Stephen Scott
Phone: (202) 586-5140
Email: stephen.scott@eia.doe.gov
Register Now and Save $50! EIA/SAIS 2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses, Long-Term Change, April 6 & 7, 2010. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC, http://www.eia.doe.gov/conference/2010/. ****** ****** ** ************************************* ** ** * * *** United States *** **** ** ****** * Energy Information Administration * ** ** ** ** ************************************* ****** ****** ** ** ************************************* THIS WEEK AT EIA - Volume 12, Issue 4
(1/21/2010 - 1/28/2010)
This email list provides a summary and links for every Energy Information Administration (EIA) product released this week. You can sign up for many of these separately and receive instant notification of when the product was released at:
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REGULARLY SCHEDULED WEEKLY RELEASES:
Weekly Retail Gasoline Prices (1/25/2010) –
Presents average retail gasoline prices at the national and regional levels, and for selected cities and States, based on an EIA survey conducted each Monday of approximately 900 retail outlets.
http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/fwd/wrgp.html?src=email
Weekly Highway Diesel Prices (1/25/2010) –
Contains a 53-week history of weekly retail on-highway diesel fuel prices for the U.S., 8 regions, and the State of California.
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/wohdp/diesel.asp?src=email
The Coal News and Markets Report for week ended 1/22/2010 (1/25/2010)
This release can be found in the USGS Newsroom at: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2396.
News Release
January 28, 2010
Jim Winton 206-526-6587 jim_winton@usgs.gov Catherine Puckett 352-264-3532 cpuckett@usgs.gov
Virulent Fish Virus Identified for First Time in Lake Superior: Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus poses threats to fisheries and aquaculture
For the first time, the presence of an exceptionally virulent fish virus (viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus or VHSV) has been identified in fish from Lake Superior by researchers at the Cornell University?s College of Veterinary Medicine and confirmed by scientists at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center in Seattle. The disease (VHS) caused by the virus can result in significant losses in populations of wild fish as well as in stocks of fish reared by aquaculture. It is of sufficient global concern to be one of only nine fish diseases that must be reported to the World Organization for Animal Health. The virus was first identified in the Great Lakes in 2005 when it was recovered from fish experiencing massive die-offs. Over the last 5 years, one die-off in Lake Ontario resulted in the death of 40,000 freshwater drum in 4 days. The virus had been found in fish from all of the Great Lakes except Superior, as well as in the Niagara and St. Lawrence rivers, and inland lakes in New York, Michigan and Wisconsin. The disease causes internal bleeding in fish, and although in the family of viruses that includes rabies, is not harmful to humans. Cornell investigators tested 874 fish collected last summer from seven sites in Lake Superior. Using a new genetic test developed at Cornell, fish from four of seven sites tested positive for the virus: Paradise, Mich., Skanee, Mich., St. Louis, Bay, Wisc., and Superior Bay, Wisc. The VHSV-positive species included yellow perch, white sucker, rock bass and bluegill. To confirm these findings, tissues from fish at one of the sites (Paradise) were sent to the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center where VHSV experts Drs. Gael Kurath and James Winton provided independent confirmation of the Cornell findings. ?VHS is one of the most important diseases of finfish,? said Winton. ?It not only affects the health and well-being of populations of several important native fish species, but it can also impact trade, and, should it spread into the U.S. aquaculture industry, could do substantial damage as happened in Europe and parts of Japan.? Previous genetic research at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center and by colleagues from Canada showed that this strain of the virus was probably introduced into the Great Lakes in the last 5 to 10 years, and that the fish die-offs occurring among different species and in different lakes should be considered as one large ongoing epidemic. Experts fear the disease could potentially spread from the Great Lakes into new populations of native fish in the 31 states of the Mississippi River basin. Federal and State agencies had previously placed restrictions on movement of fish or fish products to slow the spread of the virus; however, the presence of a reportable pathogen in the Great Lakes States, large mortalities among wild species, potential impacts on commercial aquaculture and disruption of interstate and international trade have caused substantial concern among management agencies. For more information, visit the USGS VHSV Web site.
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Register Now and Save $50! EIA/SAIS 2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses, Long-Term Change, April 6 & 7, 2010. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC, http://www.eia.doe.gov/conference/2010/. ****** ****** ** ************************************* ** ** * * *** United States *** **** ** ****** * Energy Information Administration * ** ** ** ** ************************************* ****** ****** ** ** ************************************* January 28, 2010
The Weekly Coal Production Report has been updated for the business week ended, January 23, 2010. The report contains weekly estimates. For the week: * U.S. coal production totaled approximately 21.2 million short tons (mmst) * This production estimate is approximately 6.0 percent higher than last week’s estimate, and 2.6 percent lower than the production estimate in the comparable week in 2009 * Production east of the Mississippi River totaled 9.2 mmst * Production west of the Mississippi River totaled 12.0 mmst For more information: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/weekly/weekly_html/wcppage.html?src=em ail
Contact: Mary Lilly 202-586-1490 202-287-1944 (FAX) mailto: mary.lilly@eia.doe.gov
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Hub prices and volume information for the “Wholesale Market Data” have been updated through January 22, 2010. For the current reporting period, the changes are as follows:
* Since the beginning of the year Day Ahead Power Price Reports for select ICE hubs, with the exception of the California hub, have shown a noticeable gradual decline in average power prices. In California, average power prices stayed stable during the reporting period. Price trends were consistent with the weather conditions experienced in the reporting regions.
For more information: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/wholesale/wholesale.html?src=em ail
Contact: Orhan Yildiz Phone: 202-586-5410 Email: orhan.yildiz@eia.doe.gov
Contact: Parnese (Pam) Goss Phone: 202-586-2582 Email: parnese.goss@eia.doe.gov
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The Natural Gas Weekly Update has been updated and is available on the EIA Website:
http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/ngw/ngupdate.asp
Previous issues of the Natural Gas Weekly Update are also available from the website. To view previously published reports, click the navigation button on the left sidebar in the web page listed above.
Sentenced for Falsifying for Air Emissions Data 01 28 2010.pdf FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2010
Contact: Robert McCann
(517) 373-7917
Company Vice President, Consultant, Sentenced For Falsifying Air Emissions Data
On Monday, January 11, 2010, Macomb County 37th District Court Judge John M. Chmura entered into separate plea agreements with Defendants Robert Michael Barach and Biplab Roy, both charged with one count of uttering & publishing and one count of air pollution control - false statements and omissions. Uttering & publishing is a felony punishable by 14 years in prison, while the air pollution control misdemeanor is punishable by 1 year in prison and a $10,000 fine for each violation.
The case arose when staff from the Department of Natural Resources and Environment conducted a routine air emissions inspection of Hi-Tech Coating of Warren in November, 2005. Upon review of the facility’s emissions calculation data, DNRE staff noted errors in some of the mathematical formulas used to calculate the emissions based on the daily usage of various chemicals, paints, and adhesives used by the facility. Staff advised Hi-Tech of the errors in the formulas and requested that they be corrected. When a second spreadsheet was sent by Hi-Tech to the DNRE a few weeks later, staff noted that the formulas had been corrected, however, the daily chemical usage data had also been altered and was now reporting hundreds, and occasionally thousands, of gallons less usage than the original spreadsheet.
A subsequent investigation by the DNRE’s Office of Criminal Investigations revealed that the original usage data was correct and had been altered to avoid increased state and federal oversight, fees, and emission control equipment costs that would have resulted from correctly reporting the usage data. Barach was a Hi-Tech vice president/engineer and Roy was an air emissions consultant. Barach and Roy are no longer employed by Hi-Tech.
Under the terms of the plea agreement, Barach and Roy each pled guilty to the air pollution control misdemeanor and were each fined $10,000 and $250 in court costs. Barach was also placed on probation for 2 years and is being charged $30 per month in probation costs. The uttering and publishing charges were dismissed under the terms of the agreement.
State and federal environmental laws often rely on proper reporting of data by companies in order to make appropriate decisions that ensure the environment and public health are protected. When it is discovered that data is being intentionally altered by a company to avoid regulations, the DNRE will take necessary legal action to hold the appropriate individuals responsible.
The case was authorized and prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Syed Ahmed of the Michigan Attorney General’s Office.
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Editor’s note: DNRE environmental news releases are available on the department’s Internet home page at www.michigan.gov/deq .
The DNRE is committed to the conservation, protection, management, and accessible use and enjoyment of the state’s environment, natural resources, and related economic interests for current and future generations.
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EIA to Change Web Addresses of Key Information Releases
On February 22, 2010, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will change the web addresses for key information releases in the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR) and the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR). For WPSR, which is released in two parts, the change affects only the morning part of the release which is the initial release of market sensitive information. WPSR files normally updated at 1 p.m., which present the same data in additional formats, will remain in the current location.
For more details and schedule for upcoming tests: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/irnotice.html
Weekly Petroleum Status Report website: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/fwd/wpsr.html
EIA Home Page: http://www.eia.doe.gov/
Register Now and Save $50! EIA/SAIS 2010 Energy Conference: Short-Term Stresses, Long-Term Change, April 6 & 7, 2010. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC, http://www.eia.doe.gov/conference/2010/. ****** ****** ** ************************************* ** ** * * *** United States *** **** ** ****** * Energy Information Administration * ** ** ** ** ************************************* ****** ****** ** ** ************************************* EIA to Change Web Addresses of Key Information Releases
On February 22, 2010, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) will change the web addresses for key information releases in the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report (WNGSR) and the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR). For WPSR, which is released in two parts, the change affects only the morning part of the release which is the initial release of market sensitive information. WPSR files normally updated at 1 p.m., which present the same data in additional formats, will remain in the current location.
For more details and schedule for upcoming tests: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/irnotice.html
Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report website: http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/natural_gas/ngs/ngs.html
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