NewEnergy is seeking natural gas supply for its commercial,institutional and municipal customers in Massachusetts, RhodeIsland and Connecticut. The company issued a request for proposals(RFP) for an undetermined amount of supply this week. Stephen J.Remen, a managing director in NewEnergy’s New England office, saidthe amount will be determined after a supplier is found and a salesproposal can be sent out to NewEnergy’s customers, which numbermore than 20,000 in the three states. “This new gas RFP willposition us to offer both electricity and natural gas service toincreasing numbers of customers as we anticipate the marketbecoming more competitive in the months ahead,” said Remen. “As themarket continues to evolve we want to solicit bids on gas supply tomaximize the dollar savings that we can offer our customers.” TheRFP requires citygate delivery and behind-the-citygatetransportation management. Responses to the RFP are due May 29 at10 a.m. Contact NewEnergy at 617-772-7500 or 888-772-WATT toreceive a copy of the RFP document.

American Power Conversion announced a partnership with LG&EEnergy Corp. to increase power reliability and computer systemsavailability for LG&E Energy’s residential, commercial andindustrial customers. As part of this agreement, LG&E Energy’stwo utilities, Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities(KU), will offer APC’s power protection products and services tothe utilities’ more than one million electric and gas customersthroughout Kentucky. “Uncontrollable circumstances such as downedtrees, severe weather and a building’s wiring can negatively impactpower availability in homes and businesses,” said Aaron L. Davis,vice president of APC’s Small Systems Group. “By using APC’s surgeprotectors and UPSs, residential, commercial and industrialcustomers of LG&E and KU can enhance their systems reliabilityand business productivity.”

Keeping to its word that it would divest itself of nearly all ofits generating station interests, Potomac Electric Power Co. (Pepco)announced Friday that it will sell its 9.72% interest in the NewFlorence, PA, Conemaugh Generating Station to two jointbidders. Buying its share for $152.5 million — more than twice netbook value — are PPL Global Inc., a subsidiary of PPL Corp. andAllegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, a subsidiary of Allegheny Energy Inc.The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year. ThePennsylvania coal-fired facility has 1,711 MW of generating capacity,and Pepco held 166 MW of it. Following final adjustments for fuelinventories and other expenditures, the sales price grosses nearly$920 per kilowatt for Pepco. Two years ago, the Washington D.C.-basedPepco set a strategy to exit the power generation business and insteadfocus on its non-regulated wires and distribution business (see NGI,Feb. 7). Pepco has been selling or transferring nearly all of its6,055 MW of generation capacity since changing its strategicdirection. According to officials, the only facilities not for saleare the Buzzard Point and Benning generation stations in D.C., whichhave a combined capacity of 800 MW.

Georgia Natural Gas is rewarding its customers quite well thesedays. The company said it presented a gift valued at $500 toMichael Moran, a Lilburn, GA, man who became the company’shalf-millionth retail gas customer. Moran will receive acomplimentary $500 credit on his GNG account to be applied towardfuture gas bills. “I’m certainly glad to have selected GeorgiaNatural Gas as my marketer,” Moran said. “Their customer servicehas been quite good and my experience so far has been verypositive.” Georgia Natural Gas, a partnership of Atlanta Gas Light,Piedmont Natural Gas and Dynegy, is the largest gas marketer in thestate of Georgia, serving more than 500,000 customers.

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