{"id":37930,"date":"2018-10-31T10:15:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T10:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/?p=37930"},"modified":"2018-11-05T11:02:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T11:02:30","slug":"gas-companies-face-californian-wipe-say-sp-moodys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2018\/10\/31\/gas-companies-face-californian-wipe-say-sp-moodys\/","title":{"rendered":"Gas companies face Californian wipe-out, say S&#038;P, Moody&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gas companies in California face credit downgrades, ratings agencies say, after the state pledged to get all of its power from renewable sources by 2045.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On 10 September, California governor Jerry Brown signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB100\" target=\"_blank\">bill<\/a> which would require 100% of the state electricity\u2019s to come from carbon-free sources.<\/p>\n<p>That would have no immediate effect on most gas generators, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitaliq.com\/CIQDotNet\/CreditResearch\/RenderArticle.aspx?articleId=2117984&amp;SctArtId=461888&amp;from=CM&amp;nsl_code=LIME&amp;sourceObjectId=10704213&amp;sourceRevId=7&amp;fee_ind=N&amp;exp_date=20281023-01:26:13\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> by Standard &amp; Poor\u2019s (S&amp;P) analyst Michael Ferguson this month. However, he said: \u201cWe believe that over the long term, with the growth of renewable energy, these utilities face a significant threat to their market position, finances, and credit stability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within a fortnight of the California bill, S&amp;P had revised its ratings outlook for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleriverpower.com\/#portfolio\" target=\"_blank\">Middle River Power<\/a>, an equity firm backing a natural gas-fired plant providing electricity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.power-technology.com\/projects\/hdpp\/\" target=\"_blank\">for 500,000 people in San Bernadino<\/a>, from stable to negative. On top of increased competition from renewables, the credit agency cited \u201ca more challenging (\u2026) regulatory environment for natural gas-fired assets over the long term because of aggressive renewable energy goal\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Climate news in your inbox?<\/strong> Sign up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/newsletter-sign-up\/\">here<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis gas plant is going to have to be refinanced,\u201d Ferguson told Climate Home News, \u201cand it\u2019s going to get more and more difficult to refinance over the long-term because they are going to be facing increasing renewable penetration\u2026 Longer-term the prospects for [all] gas generation are going to be weaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>S&amp;P\u2019s report largely echoes an assessment by its rival Moody\u2019s, released in September. According to Moody\u2019s, the state\u2019s new legislation was \u201ccredit negative\u201d for companies Calpine Corporation, NRG Energy, Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Company (PG&amp;E), Southern California Edison Company, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.<\/p>\n<p>CHN contacted the above companies for comment, only PG&amp;E responded. A spokesperson told CHN the company had concerns about the affordability and reliability of sourcing 100% electricity from renewables. Battery capacity, in particular, may need have to increase 200-fold to meet the 100% goal, according to the S&amp;P report.<\/p>\n<p>Gas generators could become carbon neutral if fitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. But little research had been carried out into CCS up to date and it was unlikely to become commercially successful in California, said Ferguson.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Brazil\u2019s Jair Bolsonaro is\u00a0<em>the<\/em>\u00a0environmental story of 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No-one is better positioned than CHN\u2019s Fabiano Maisonnave to cover the impact of his presidency on the world\u2019s most important forest. We are the\u00a0<strong>only international news site with a correspondent living in the heart of the Amazon<\/strong>. You can read some of the great reporting Fabiano has already done for us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/author\/fabiano-maisonnave\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We know we need to keep on this story, but after a huge 2018 and with the biggest UNFCCC talks in years approaching, our resources are really stretched.\u00a0<strong>Please help us to keep Fabiano writing by making a small donation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/climatehomenews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">through our Patreon account<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Henrik Jeppesen from Carbon Tracker, a think tank focusing on the financial impact of the global energy transition, said fossil fuel generators risked becoming stranded assets. Most new energy infrastructure has a lifetime of 40 to 50 years. With a hard date of 2045 for all gas generation to end, that would mean companies would be left with plants that \u201ccan not be utilized to the full and they will not be able to generate a financial return on the asset,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe companies prioritising an energy mix from coal and gas will have the greatest difficulty figuring how they want to structure their business going forward,\u201d Jeppesen said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">In the US, California is widely viewed as one of the states at the forefront of climate policy, with Hawaii aiming to go 100% renewable by 2040.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Renewables account for roughly 44% of the state\u2019s power, with gas producing 33%. Coal generation in-state is negligible, although some electricity imports are coal-fuelled. California\u2019s last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, is set to shut in 2024. As older plants languish and face closure, some California gas companies have already ditched plans for new generation capacity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/about-us\/republishing-our-work\/\">Republish this article<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ratings agencies say the state\u2019s bid to go 100% renewable poses a \u2018significant threat\u2019 to gas generators\u2019 credit stability 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