EarlyBird News

Cape Cod Hospital announced today an agreement to secure power and natural gas through EarlyBird Power, a Milton-based energy market organization with customers in most U.S. states. “EarlyBird Power has demonstrated an ability when procuring natural gas or electricity, to negotiate favorable pricing, terms and conditions,” said Ed Browne, Executive Director, CCHC Facilities and Support […]

In its 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), released on Monday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlighted some major changes to the global energy dynamic in the future. Forward-looking expectations have North American being largely responsible for a profound change to the energy roles of countries around the world. The United States specifically […]

It is not shocking that hospitals consume a lot of energy; they are run in such a way that high energy consumption is required for the best medical care. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) reported this past August that the percentage of delivered energy used in the commercial […]

As the storm approaches, here is some advice from EarlyBird Power on hurricane preparations: Most importantly, make sure to have plenty of bottled water, food, working flashlights, a battery operated radio, and extra batteries in your home. If you plan to use a generator, operate it outdoors and follow all other precautions provided by the […]

Worries of a potentially devastating Hurricane Sandy have already resulted in far-reaching for the financial world; the U.S. markets closed on Monday and European stocks have also dropped in anticipation of the storm. Expectations of the storm have affected the commodities markets as well. Crude oil for December delivery (CLZ2) has seen a moderate decline […]

The Energy Information Administration reported Thursday at 10:30 A.M. that natural gas storage had risen 80 billion cubic feet for the week ending September 21, above predictions. Analysts had expected the storage to have increased from 74 to 78 billion cubic feet. Despite this data, natural gas prices did not go down in the recent […]

Long-term forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for September through November 2012: For September through November of this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting above normal winter temperatures in across most of the country, including the Northeast, most of East Coast, Midwest, and Southwest regions, with the highest […]

Above-average summer temperatures in New England have increased electricity demand for cooling, thereby driving up the price of power. Temperatures in the second half of June, on average in July, and so far in August this summer have been above average. AccuWeather Inc. reports on its website that temperatures in July have been consistently above […]

(Pacific Palisades, Calif.) – For the third year, Teton Gravity Research (TGR) and Protect Our Winters (POW) have partnered to offset the carbon footprint of TGR’s filming. This year’s offsets represent the entire carbon output from all activities emitted during the film production process, which includes global commercial travel, helicopter and snow machine use. A […]

The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) weekly natural gas update Thursday reported an above-expectations increase in inventories, causing natural gas futures to decline below $3 for the first time in two weeks. A 28 billion cubic feet (Bcf) increase occurred in the week of 7/20-7/27 from 3,189 Bcf to 3,217 Bcf. This figure is up 17.2 […]