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California regulators last Thursday adopted a new indexed process for setting major utilities’ returns on equity (ROE) using shifts in the interest rates on some of Moody’s Investors Service’s bond ratings. The action does not change the authorized profit-levels for any of the state’s major private-sector utilities. That was done late last year by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has adopted a stipulation that allows Duke Energy Ohio (DEO) to increase the rates it charges for natural gas distribution service. It is DEO’s first distribution rate increase since 2001.

California regulators Thursday adopted a new indexed process for setting major utilities’ returns on equity (ROE) using shifts in the interest rates on some of Moody’s Investors Service’s bond ratings. The action does not change the authorized profit-levels for any of the state’s major private-sector utilities. That was done late last year by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has adopted a stipulation that allows Duke Energy Ohio (DEO) to increase the rates it charges for natural gas distribution service. It is DEO’s first distribution rate increase since 2001.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) last week adopted a stipulation implementing Columbia Gas of Ohio’s infrastructure replacement program. Among other things, it addresses ongoing safety and maintenance concerns related to natural gas line risers, which connect distribution pipelines to customer meters.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Wednesday adopted a stipulation implementing Columbia Gas of Ohio’s infrastructure replacement program. Among other things, it addresses ongoing safety and maintenance concerns related to natural gas line risers, which connect distribution pipelines to customer meters.

Calgary-based TransCanada has adopted the Canadians’ snowbird affection for the western United States, proposing to build a 575 MW natural gas-fired simple-cycle peaking plant in the midst of the fast-growing Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona. If the Coolidge project becomes a reality, the facility could become the first generation plant in the state to have access to both the El Paso Natural Gas and Transwestern interstate natural gas pipelines that run east-to-west through Arizona.

Calgary-based TransCanada has adopted the western Canadian’s snowbird lure to the western United States, proposing to build a 575 MW natural gas-fired simple-cycle peaking plant in the midst of the fast-growing Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona. If the Coolidge project becomes a reality, the facility could become the first generation plant in the state to have access to both the El Paso Natural Gas and Transwestern interstate natural gas pipelines that run east-to-west through Arizona.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) Wednesday adopted a stipulation filed in Columbia Gas of Ohio’s gas cost recovery audit proceeding that would result in a $36.5 million credit to customers, a wholesale gas supply auction and the implementation of a demand-side management program.