Natural Gas

Maine PUC Endorses Gas Pipeline Contracts
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) endorsed a plan in which electric ratepayers would help finance natural gas pipeline expansion.
Generation Owners Seek to Block EDC-Pipeline Deals
PSEG and NextEra petitioned FERC to block New England states’ efforts to have electric ratepayers underwrite the cost of expanded natural gas pipelines.
Ex-Ohio Regulators Debate AEP, FirstEnergy PPAs
Two former Ohio regulators debated FirstEnergy’s and AEP’s controversial PPAs in the opening session of the MACRUC Annual Education Conference.
Lack of Carbon Pricing Distorting RTO Markets, CEOs, Ex-Regulator Say
RTO markets are being distorted because of policymakers’ carbon pricing failures, two RTO CEOs and a former FERC & PA PUC commissioner told a NY Energy Week audience.
ERCOT IMM: Low Gas Prices Reduce Costs, Revenue
Cheap natural gas pushed ERCOT's energy costs and congestion revenue to record lows in 2015, the IMM reported in his state of the market report.
FERC Approves CAISO’s Aliso Canyon Response Plan Ahead of Summer

FERC OK'd the CAISO plan to temporarily alter its market rules in response to natural gas pipeline restrictions stemming from the closure of the Aliso Canyon storage facility.

Aliso Canyon Gas Restrictions Cloud CAISO Summer Outlook
New generation and a rebound in hydroelectric capacity means healthy operating reserve margins for California this summer.
More Pipelines for New England: ‘Gold-plating’ or Necessity?
A discussion at NECA’s 23rd Annual New England Energy Conference focused on the outsized role natural gas (and pipelines) play in the region’s power mix.
Overheard at NECA’s 23rd Annual Conference
More than 200 people attended the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association’s (NECA's) 23rd Annual New England Energy Conference.
EPA: Methane Rules to Have Minimal Impact on Gas Costs
EPA says new rules to reduce methane emissions will raise wholesale natural gas prices by less than 1%, but the industry's leading trade group disagrees.

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