April 2012

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This Month's Spotlight

Bright Outlook Ahead for Building Retrofit Industry

As US natural gas production reaches an all-time high, and with prices at their lowest level in over a decade, utility companies and consumers are turning to natural gas as their power source of choice. Meanwhile, coal has become a less formidable domestic competitor due to toughening emissions rules and its comparatively higher prices. But elsewhere around the world, the demand for coal is increasing, sending US exports of coal sky high. Read on to discover the factors at play in this worldwide power market power struggle.