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Reliant Energy announced plans to construct a 340 MW peakingplant in Shelby County, IL, last week. The company has signed anoption agreement on an 80-acre parcel of land about 20 milessoutheast of Shelbyville, IL, near the town of Neoga.

The Iroquois Gas Transmission System LP is holding an openseason for gas delivery into the New York City area. Iroquoisproposes to construct a 29-mile extension of its mainline,originating in Northport, Long Island, and terminating at a newinterconnect with Consolidated Edison in Bronx, NY. Thisinterconnect will provide access to both Con Ed and the New YorkFacilities System.

The Iroquois Gas Transmission System LP is holding an openseason for gas delivery into the New York City area. Iroquoisproposes to construct a 29-mile extension of its mainline,originating in Northport, Long Island, and terminating at a newinterconnect with Consolidated Edison in Bronx, NY. Thisinterconnect will provide access to both Con Ed and the New YorkFacilities System.

The New York State Public Service Commission approved anapplication by Empire State Pipeline to construct a newinterconnection with CNG Transmission Corp. facilities in OnondagaCounty, NY.

FERC yesterday gave Wyoming Interstate Co. Ltd. (WIC) thego-ahead to construct and operate the Medicine Bow Lateral thatwould connect its system to significant coal-bed methane gasreserves in Wyoming.

Dynegy has announced plans to construct a 155 MW naturalgas-fired power generation facility, the Calcasieu GenerationProject, near Lake Charles, LA. Power generated at thesimple-cycle peaking facility will be sold in the wholesale powermarket starting in the second quarter of 2000.The plant will belocated on the site of a recently constructed natural gas liquidsfractionation facility operated by subsidiary Dynegy MidstreamServices Ltd. Partnership. The power will enter the grid through a230 kilovolt Entergy Services transmission line interconnect.

FERC shot down one major Midwest-to-Northeast pipeline projectyesterday but gave another competing project a final green light.The $447 million Vector Pipeline emerged victorious, receivingFERC’s final approval and a presidential permit in a draft order,while the $400 million TriState Pipeline was sent back to thedrawing board to redesign the pipeline-lease portion of itsproposal.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line may construct its 53-mileSoutheast Louisiana Crossover (SELA) offshore Louisiana, theFederal Energy Regulatory Commission said in an order voted outWednesday, but it will be at risk to recover its costs.

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line may construct its 53-mileSoutheast Louisiana Crossover (SELA) offshore Louisiana, theFederal Energy Regulatory Commission said in an order voted outWednesday, but it will be at risk to recover its costs.