A coalition of 23 environmental groups on Monday called on Virginia Gov. Mark Warner to veto a bill that advocates opening for the first time the state’s coastal waters to natural gas exploration and production (E&P) activities.
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Analyst’s Report Advocates ‘Fixing’ Existing Price Reporting System
Fixing the current system of natural gas price reporting by trade publishers “has the greatest potential to restore confidence in the shortest period of time,” a report by Charles Schwab’s Washington Research Group concluded, but politicians, regulators, and a potential short-supply, high-price crisis could produce more drastic measures.
Analyst’s Report Advocates ‘Fixing’ Existing Price Reporting System
Fixing the current system of natural gas price reporting by trade publishers “has the greatest potential to restore confidence in the shortest period of time,” a report by Charles Schwab’s Washington Research Group concluded, but politicians, regulators, and a potential short-supply, high-price crisis could produce more drastic measures.
Energy Bill Conferees Urged to Drop Electricity from Legislation
A group of 29 stakeholders made up of consumer advocates, membership organizations, trade associations and individual corporations last week sent a letter to members of a House-Senate energy bill conference committee urging the removal of electricity provisions from any final federal energy legislation.
Hearings Set on Proposed Southwest Gas Rate Hikes
Consumer advocates are expected to be out in force for a series of public hearings scheduled by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on a substantial rate increase request by Las-Vegas, NV-based Southwest Gas Corp.
ALJ Advocates Money Settlement in El Paso Dispute
After listening to weeks of confusing and often mind-numbing testimony, FERC Chief Administrative Law Judge Curtis Wagner Jr. tossed parties a curve last week when he “strongly encourage[d]” them to reach a money settlement in the high-profile dispute in which El Paso Corp. affiliates are accused of engaging in illegal activity to inflate prices for natural gas in the California market.
ALJ Advocates Money Settlement in El Paso Dispute
FERC Chief Administrative Law Judge Curtis Wagner Jr. yesterday “strongly encourage[d]” parties to reach a monetary settlement in the high-profile case in which California regulators have accused El Paso Natural Gas and El Paso Merchant Energy Co. (EPME) of illegally manipulating natural gas prices in California and committing affiliate violations.
Regulators, Consumer Advocates Weigh In on California Woes
While one part of California’s regulatory structure was giving an expedited okay to 95 more megawatts of power to come on line in late summer, California Public Utilities Commission President Loretta Lynch Thursday was taking a slower, more detailed approach to determine how to spread the 3-cent/kW rate increase that was approved last month for the state’s two largest investor-owned utilities. In separate action, Moody’s Investor Service removed Southern California Edison Co. from further possible downgrades because the deal it struck with the governor last Monday.
Industry Tries to Cool Regulators’ Concerns
State regulators and consumer advocates expressed deep concernover high gas prices last week at the winter committee meetings ofthe National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners inWashington, D.C. But industry officials said record drillingefforts will eventually solve the problem and already may be havingan impact.
Industry Tries to Cool Regulators’ Concerns
State regulators and consumer advocates expressed deep concernover gas prices yesterday at the winter committee meetings of theNational Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners inWashington, D.C. But industry officials expressed guarded optimismabout supply and pointed to recent price decreases and drillingefforts as evidence the situation is improving.