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Two possible cures for Mexico’s increasingly unsteady electric grid are to increase national natural gas production and allow for more private participation in the sector, according to recent reports from experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Atlantic Council.

Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum swept to victory in the general election on Sunday, becoming the nation’s first female president in a historic vote that saw her Morena party strengthen its grip on the country’s political establishment.

Mexico’s reliance on U.S natural gas to meet national electricity needs would continue to represent a short-term risk for the country in the event of extreme climate conditions, according to the credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings.

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s presidential candidate for the ruling Morena Party, seeks continuity for the national energy sector. 

Texans as early as Monday were going to be able to begin voting on a slate of amendments, including one that would fund natural gas-fired generation facilities to bolster the stressed electric grid. 

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process.

With dangerous heat leaving California electric grid operators struggling to meet heightened demand, natural gas forward prices in the southern part of the state rallied sharply from July 20-26, according to NGI’s Forward Look.

Detroit-based DTE Energy is continuing to upgrade its natural gas system after recovering from “the most challenging two-week storm period” DTE ever faced, CEO Jerry Norcia said during the first quarter earnings call. 

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. NGI’s Morgan Evans, associate editor, sits down with NGI Senior Analyst Josten Mavez to explore the past, present and future of natural gas vehicles (NGV) in the U.S. market and decarbonization strategy. 

NV Energy Inc. has been given the green light by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) to add natural gas-fired peaking capacity as energy conditions run tighter across the region, with the potential the plant is fueled by a hydrogen blend in the future.