The American Gas Association (AGA) predicted that consumers will enjoy lower gas bills this winter compared with last year. “With natural gas storage at all time highs and prices well below past years, homeowners across the nation are in for some well-deserved relief from high energy costs when heating their homes this winter,” said AGA CEO David Parker. The Potential Gas Committee, a volunteer group of scientists and energy experts, reported in June that there is enough natural gas in the United States to supply the country for at least a century. New and advanced exploration of shale basins and other gas sources has led to an unprecedented amount of natural gas available on the marketplace, AGA noted. Piedmont Natural Gas said its annual forecast of winter heating costs for customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee shows that residential customers could see a reduction in winter heating costs of 10-20% compared to last year. For the typical residential customer, the reductions could result in savings of $15-25/month during the winter, the company said.
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Ozark Gets OK to Uprate System Capacity for Fayetteville Volumes
FERC Thursday approved a certificate amendment authorizing Ozark Gas Transmission to make a quick fix to increase its maximum capacity from 330 MMcf/d to 400 MMcf/d to handle increased gas volumes coming from the Fayetteville Shale in Arkansas near the eastern end of the Ozark system (CP07-381).
Markey Blasts LNG Provisions in Energy Bill, Says States Rights Being ‘Trampled’
Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) said Friday he plans to offer an amendment in the next week to strike language from the House version of the energy bill that would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission exclusive authority to regulate liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton announced Friday that he will hold a full committee markup of the bill beginning Tuesday.
Markey Blasts LNG Provisions in Energy Bill, Says States Rights Being ‘Trampled’
Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA) said Friday he plans to offer an amendment in the next week to strike language from the House version of the energy bill that would give the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission exclusive authority to regulate liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton announced Friday that he will hold a full committee markup of the bill beginning Tuesday.
East Tennessee Modifies Patriot Expansion-Extension Project
East Tennessee Natural Gas has filed an amendment to its Patriot expansion-extension project to reflect the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) decision to scrap its plans to build a 510 MW power generation facility in the state, as well as a decision by another customer — Cogentrix affiliate Henry County Power LLC — to delay the construction of its proposed 1,080 MW generation facility in Virginia.
Proposed Federal Consumer Advocate Would Monitor Energy
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said last week he plans to offer an amendment to the Senate energy bill that would establish a consumer advocate office within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to represent the interests of natural gas and electricity consumers at the federal level.
Proposed Federal Consumer Advocate Would Monitor Energy
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) plans to offer an amendment to the Senate energy bill that would establish a consumer advocate office within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to represent the interests of natural gas and electricity consumers at the federal level, a spokeswoman for the senator said.
Lay Expected to Take the Fifth Today
On the advice of counsel, former Enron Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lay will exercise his Fifth Amendment right not to testify before a Senate hearing today, his spokeswoman said Sunday. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee subpoenaed Lay last week after he decided not to voluntarily testify before a subcommittee hearing investigating Enron’s bankruptcy.
House Nixes Proposal to Delay Eastern Gulf Drilling
The U.S. House voted to drop an amendment that would have postponed drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) from a $19.1 billion spending bill Wednesday.
Energy Security Bill Attached to Appropriations
Senate Energy Chairman Frank Murkowski (R-AK) last weekintroduced his National Energy Security Act of 2000, S. 2557, asan amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services appropriationmeasure now before the Senate. He did so at the urging of MajorityLeader Trent Lott (R-MS), who supports the energy measure.
