In a proposal that the author concedes could be made moot by federal regulatory action this summer, the California state Senate’s energy committee Tuesday passed to another standing committee a proposal to set new limits and criteria for energy price indices used by state regulators in setting rates for qualifying facility (QF) power producers and others.
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CA Senate Committee Looks to Restrict CPUC Use of Gas Indices
In a proposal that the author concedes could be made moot by federal regulatory action this summer, the California state Senate’s energy committee Tuesday passed to another standing committee a proposal to set new limits and criteria for energy price indices used by state regulators in setting rates for qualifying facility (QF) power producers and others.
El Paso Blames Curtailments on Scheduling Flexibility
El Paso Natural Gas openly concedes it has had to curtaildeliveries on the East End of its system between the San Juan Basinand Texas in recent months, but it said it wasn’t because it hasoversold capacity on that section of its system, as KN MarketingL.P. has alleged. Rather it’s been due to the schedulingflexibility El Paso affords shippers that allows them to use anyreceipt point on the system, up to the volume limit of theircontract.
El Paso Blames Curtailments on Flexibility
El Paso Natural Gas concedes it has been forced to allocatecapacity on a pro rata basis on the East End of its system betweenthe San Juan Basin and Texas, but it said it’s not because it hasoversold capacity on that section of its pipeline, as KN Marketinghas alleged. But rather it’s because of the scheduling flexibilityEl Paso affords shippers that allows them to use any receipt pointon the system, up to the volume limit of their contract.