S&P Global Market Intelligence presents the most read stories for the week ended Sept. 27.
1. How Seattle stakeholders put the brakes on the city's proposed gas ban
A diverse group of stakeholders succeeded in delaying a proposed natural gas ban in Seattle, showing how industry and labor groups are learning to push back against the sudden rise of municipal ordinances that prohibit gas for heating and cooking in new buildings.
2. In 'radical transformation,' solar industry plots path to 20% of US power mix
Despite record growth for renewable energy, solar power accounts for only about 2.4% of the United States' power mix today. The U.S. solar industry is plotting a path to seizing a much larger share in the next decade.
3. PG&E's initial plan to honor power contracts offers hope to counterparties
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and its parent, PG&E Corp., filed a proposed reorganization plan on Sept. 9 that would honor existing power purchase agreements, giving contract counterparties some cause for optimism as the companies' joint bankruptcy court proceedings extend into 2020.
4. New IPCC report paints grim picture of oceans, ice melt due to climate change
Global warming due to human-caused emissions has prompted massive changes to the world's oceans and is melting key glaciers at an increasing pace that will only get worse if those emissions continue to climb, the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a Sept. 25 report.
5. Murray Energy temporarily idles W.Va. met mines amid weak market, price drop
Murray Energy Corp. temporarily idled a subsidiary's operations in West Virginia, effective Sept. 19. Murray Maple Eagle Coal LLC temporarily idled the Maple Eagle No. 1 mine, the Sycamore Surface mine and the Maple Eagle preparation plant near Powellton, W.Va., in Fayette County.
