Moody's: US unregulated power and utilities outlook remains negative amid low gas prices, anemic demand
New York, November 04, 2016-- The outlook for the US unregulated power and utilities industry remains negative, reflecting low natural gas prices that will continue to weigh on wholesale power prices in the next 12 to 18 months, according to Moody's Investors Service in its yearly outlook. "Low natural gas prices are detrimental to the economics of coal and smaller nuclear power plants," says Toby Shea, a Moody's vice president and senior credit officer. "Most coal plants and smaller...
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