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In an effort to bolster and better protect the nation’s utility infrastructure, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) at its annual convention last week elevated its ad hoc committee on Critical Infrastructure to permanent status.

In an effort to bolster and better protect the nation’s utility infrastructure, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) at its annual convention Monday elevated its ad hoc committee on Critical Infrastructure to permanent status.

Former Arizona regulator Marc Spitzer and ex-Alliant Energy executive Philip Moeller have been sworn in as commissioners at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Although there was no public announcement, the Long Beach, CA Port’s Board of Harbor Commissioners in closed session June 5 decided to let expire an ongoing exclusive rights agreement with the proposed developer of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the harbor. The five-member board said it would await the final environmental impact report (EIR) on the project before taking any further action.

On a split vote and with a relatively large amount of discussion, the five-member California Public Utilities Commission, minus one of its commissioners, voted 3-1 Thursday to approve an expanded natural gas hedging program for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. The continuing concern over the impact of rising wholesale prices for natural gas in the wake of the two Gulf Coast hurricanes was a strong focus of both the action and discussion.

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), a group of state utility regulators, approved two resolutions Wednesday that support efforts to beef up the funding for low-income energy customers and improve the safety of natural gas distribution pipeline systems.

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), a group of state utility regulators, approved two resolutions Wednesday that support efforts to beef up the funding for low-income energy customers and improve the safety of natural gas distribution pipeline systems.

FERC Commissioners last Wednesday approved Transwestern Pipeline’s San Juan 2005 expansion project in New Mexico. The move allows the company to add 375 MMcf/d to its system.

FERC Commissioners on Wednesday approved Transwestern Pipeline’s San Juan 2005 expansion project in New Mexico. The move allows the company to add 375 MMcf/d to its system.