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In-brief analysis

September 9, 2026

Data source: Natural Gas Intelligence

Low-cost Appalachian and Canadian natural gas supplies coupled with lower-than-usual regional consumption have pushed down natural gas prices at a major New England pricing hub in recent months to trade at a discount to the widely cited U.S. benchmark, Henry Hub.

Natural gas prices at Algonquin Citygate averaged 43 cents per million British thermal units (MMBtu) less than Henry Hub from April through July 2026, the second-largest discount for the period, according to Natural Gas Intelligence data going back to 1999.

Over the past several years, the price for natural gas at Algonquin Citygate typically traded at a premium to Henry Hub during the winter months as natural gas demand increased for home heating. In the spring and summer months, as home heating demand decreased

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In-brief analysis

September 4, 2026

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update; Bloomberg L.P.
Note: The data for the week ending September 5 are estimated based on data through September 3. Refinery margin is calculated as the difference between the price of a gallon of wholesale gasoline at New York Harbor and the spot market price of a gallon of Brent crude oil. Retail, distribution, and taxes captures retail margins, distribution costs, and federal and state taxes; it is calculated as the difference between the U.S. average regular gasoline retail price and the wholesale gasoline price at New York Harbor. Crude oil reflects the spot market price of a gallon of Brent crude oil.

What are crack spreads and why are they elevated?

Crack spreads are indicators of the profitability of refining

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In-brief analysis

September 3, 2026

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Hourly Electric Grid Monitor
Note: ERCOT=Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Weekly average load is based on hourly data that are averaged across the week.

Sustained high temperatures have contributed to persistently high electricity demand in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the regional transmission organization for most of the state:

Hourly load in ERCOT averaged a record 74.5 gigawatts (GW) for the week ending August 22, 2026. Average hourly load for the week ending August 29 came in just below that at 73.7 GW. The hourly average for the week ending August 22 was 10% greater than the highest hourly average for any week in summer of 2025 and 6% greater than the previous record of 70.0 GW set in 2023. The

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