NATURAL GAS SUPPLY
Natural Gas Transportation
Coal & Emissions
Dependence on Natural Gas
The U.S. generation fleet is highly dependent on natural gas. And it is expected to become more dependent because of the growing demand for power and the difficulties of siting and building coal-fired generation. compressed.jpg)
The expertise of APM’s Natural Gas Group is specifically geared towards meeting the needs of gas-fired generation.
APM Natural Gas Group
APM’s Natural Gas Group can help you actively manage your natural gas related assets, including dynamically dispatching your transportation and storage assets based on market conditions and dispatch schedules.
In addition, we constantly evaluate spark spreads – the differences between the cost of wholesale power and the cost of power from gas-fired generation – to ensure that our Owners and Clients are using the most economical supply source.
Close Coordination with Other APM Groups
APM’s Natural Gas Group works closely with the Power Trading Team to optimize real-time generation dispatch, and with Origination and Structuring on long-term planning and hedging recommendations.
Natural Gas Services
Specific services provided by the Natural Gas Group include help with:
- Developing customized natural gas strategies
- Negotiating with pipelines, suppliers and marketing companies
- Review and recommend pricing clauses during PPA negotiations
- Establishing and implementing daily energy supply optimization strategies
- Executing financial transactions including futures, options and swaps
- Procuring natural gas from reliable suppliers 24 hours a day
- Nominate and schedule supplies to reduce exposure to pipeline penalties
- Review and reconcile pipeline and counterparty invoices
- Provide training in natural gas fundamentals and hedging strategies
NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION
APM Gas Scheduling Group
Moving natural gas from where it is purchased to the power plants where it will be turned into electricity is an ever-present challenge for market participants. T hat’s why the services provided by APM’s Gas Scheduling Group are critical to energy transaction execution, and an integral component of successful portfolio management. compressed.jpg)
APM’s Gas Scheduling Group can schedule and nominate natural gas in any region of the U.S. and in parts of Canada.
Gas Scheduling Services
Specific services provided by the Gas Scheduling Group include help with:
- Nominating and scheduling natural gas supply
- Minimizing exposure to pipeline penalties
- Utilizing electronic bulletin boards to manage gas transportation services on interstate pipelines
- Reviewing and reconciling pipeline/counterparty invoices
- Ensuring adherence to risk management policies concerning natural gas hedging
COAL & EMISSIONS
Importance of Emission Allowances
Any market participant dependent on coal-fired generation has to pay attention to managing emission allowances. T his makes APM’s Coal & Emission Services another critical component of APM’s integrated approach to portfolio management. compressed.jpg)
APM Coal & Emissions Group
APM’s Coal & Emissions Group works closely with APM’s Power Trading Team to optimize real-time generation dispatch, and with Structuring and Origination on long-term planning and hedging recommendations.
Coal & Emissions Services
Specific services provided by the Coal & Emissions Group include help with:
- Developing and implementing customized coal supply and emissions management strategies
- Assisting with the negotiation with coal suppliers, railroads and coal transportation companies, and counterparties on emission allowance transactions
- Reviewing and recommending commercial contractual language during coal supply negotiations
- Executing financial transactions – including futures, options and swaps – to hedge price risk on coal supply, coal transportation and emission allowance transactions
- Provide training in coal & emissions fundamentals and hedging strategies
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