Summer Power Demand May Strain New England

SUGAR LAND--June 16, 2015--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Summer officially begins June 21, which means a guessing game has begun: If temperatures soar, will the lights stay on in New England? The Power Industry has been closing generating plants in the six-state region, mainly for environmental reasons, but new generation (mainly gas-fired) has been slow to come online. Industrial Info is tracking 86 capital construction projects for New England's Power Industry valued at $18.31 billion. Within this article: Update on power supply situation in New England. Companies featured: ICF International Incorporated (NASDAQ:ICFI), Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR), Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES), Kinder Morgan Incorporated (NYSE:KMI), Spectra Energy (NYSE:SE), National Grid (NYSE:NGG)