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Citing limited operational flexibility and storage injection capability, along with high linepack, Tennessee said a systemwide Imbalance Warning to guard against the creation of excessive positive imbalances will take effect Wednesday. Operators of receipt/delivery points must observe the Imbalance Warning requirements “regardless of their cumulative imbalance position,” the pipeline said.

Citing increases in forecasted system-weighted temperatures, Northern Natural Gas said a System Underrun Limitation will be implemented in all market-area zones (ABC, D and EF) effective Saturday and running through at least Monday.

Citing the need for a national clean energy standard, NRG Energy Inc. CEO David Crane lashed out (again) Wednesday at what he calls the “tyranny of natural gas” as part of his pitch for Congress to consider not only a national renewable energy standard, but a clean energy standard including all zero-emission options, such as nuclear generating plants.

Citing continued limited operational flexibility, Tennessee said it was not accepting nominations on PAL-D Parks, PAL-D Loan Payback or ISPA Interruptible Storage Injections at the Bear Creek facility in northwest Louisiana effective with Wednesday’s gas day. In addition, Tennessee said Tuesday it had completed a Line 527A-300 abandonment project three days ahead of schedule and was allowing physical flow to resume at the Venice Interconnect subject to scheduled nominations.

Citing limited operational flexibility, mild weather and testing at its Harrison storage field, Tennessee said a systemwide OFO Action Alert will become effective Thursday until further notice for all Balancing Parties. They are required to maintain an actual daily flow rate not exceeding 2% of scheduled quantities or 500 Dth, whichever is greater, for overdeliveries into the system and undertakes from it.

Citing current market conditions, Cameron LNG LLC has asked FERC for four additional years to complete and place into service the expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Hackberry, LA.

Citing current market conditions, Cameron LNG LLC has asked FERC for four additional years to complete and place into service the expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Hackberry, LA.

Citing high temperatures in the 90s forecasted for Florida and low linepack, Florida Gas Transmission told market-area customers it was issuing an Overage Alert Day Friday at 10% tolerance for negative daily imbalances.

Citing FERC’s tradition of bipartisanship, Commissioner Marc Spitzer told an energy conference in San Francisco Monday that the same cooperative approach is needed in Congress and elsewhere in Washington, DC, to address the nation’s energy issues, such as climate change, which he thinks cannot be ignored.