Charlotte, NC-based Piedmont Natural Gas is soliciting bids for asset management services and gas supply beginning Nov. 1 for its North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee operations. The utility has a total system throughput of more than 250 Bcf/year, with firm transportation contracts on Columbia Gas Transmission, Columbia Gulf Transmission, Dominion Transmission, East Tennessee Natural Gas Pipeline, Midwestern Gas Transmission, Texas Eastern Transmission, Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line. Piedmont said it is seeking asset management services, seasonal, and year-round supply for contract terms yet to be determined. To receive a copy of the request for proposals when posted, contact Keith Maust at (704) 731-4901 or Sarah Stabley at (704) 731-4907.

In a second quarter report to the state legislature, California regulators recently reported that the state’s three major utilities are still short of meeting the 2010 renewable portfolio standard (RPS) goal of having 20% of their electricity supplies come from renewable resources. Collectively, they are at 17%, with 300 MW of new renewable capacity added so far this year and an estimated 777 MW expected to come online by the end of 2011. The RPS breakdown shows Southern California Edison Co. at 19.3%; Pacific Gas and Electric Co. at 15.9%, and San Diego Gas and Electric Co. at 11.9%. Under the California Public Utilities Commission’s flexible compliance rules for the RPS goal, the utilities can defer deficits for up to three years when using an allowable reason for missing the goal. So far this year, the three utilities have submitted 36 more contracts, representing 2,100 MW of new renewables, for approval by the regulatory panel.

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