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This winter could end up being one of the coldest the United States has experienced since the 1980s, according to AccuWeather.com chief long-range forecaster Joe Bastardi, who said temperatures are expected to continue to average below normal from the northern and central Plains into the East through at least the middle of next month.

This winter could end up being one of the coldest the United States has experienced since the 1980s, according to AccuWeather.com chief long-range forecaster Joe Bastardi, who said temperatures are expected to continue to average below normal from the northern and central Plains into the East through at least the middle of next month.

Dynegy Inc., which started life as the Natural Gas Clearinghouse in the 1980s, would cut the cord on its last tie to the natural gas business with its proposed sale of its extensive midstream natural gas liquids (NGL) asset and marketing network, a move that analysts say could bring in as much as $3 billion. The Houston-based company put its NGL business on the market with an announcement last week.

Dynegy, which started life as the Natural Gas Clearinghouse in the 1980s, would cut the cord on its last tie to the natural gas business with its proposed sale of its extensive midstream natural gas liquids (NGL) asset and marketing network, a move that analysts say could bring in as much as $3 billion. The Houston-based company put its NGL business on the market with an announcement Monday.

Boosted by the momentum gained through the 1980s and 1990s withgrowing regional wholesale electricity trading markets inCalifornia, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and theNew England states, more U.S. regions now are open to electricitycompetition, according to a report by the Energy InformationAdministration.