Construction

A new round of expansion is getting under way in the buddingnatural gas industry in eastern Canada, starting with constructionof the last missing link in the country’s transcontinental pipelinegrid. Longer range, there are possibilities of a new majorpipeline to transport Atlantic Canada production to major markets.

Florida’s onerous restrictions on new power plant construction aren’t holding back Calpine Corp. The company announced it has signed a contract to supply power from a new 540 MW combined cycle plant to Tampa-based Seminole Electric Cooperative.

Florida’s onerous restrictions on new power plant constructionaren’t holding back Calpine Corp. The company announced it hassigned a contract to supply power from a new 540 MW combined cycleplant to Tampa-based Seminole Electric Cooperative.

By springtime, the little old ladies and a few congressmen who have been fighting northeastern pipeline construction tooth and nail for the past few years may be screaming “where’s the gas” if prices spike to the levels expected.

Constellation Power Source’s affiliate Holland Energy LLC, plansto commence construction next month on a 650 MW natural gas-firedgenerating facility to be located in Holland Township, IL. Thepower will be used to meet the needs of the wholesale power market.

Constellation Power Source’s affiliate Holland Energy LLC, plansto commence construction next month on a 650 MW natural gas-firedgenerating facility to be located in Holland Township, IL. Thepower will be used to meet the needs of the wholesale power market.

Williams said its new 170 MW gas-fired power plant underconstruction in Worthington, IN, will support a full requirementsagreement with Bloomington-based Hoosier Energy and that Hoosierwill have an option to buy the plant at the end of the contractterm.

A PG&E Corp. subsidiary broke ground last week on itsmassive La Paloma gas-fired power plant. The 1,048 MW generatingfacility will burn about 150 MMcf/d of gas and will be connected tothe Kern-Mojave Pipeline about 40 miles west of Bakersfield. Itwill be the largest merchant power plant in the state and isexpected to begin operations in summer 2001.

Williams said its new 170 MW gas-fired power plant underconstruction in Worthington, IN, will support a full requirementsagreement with Bloomington-based Hoosier Energy and that Hoosierwill have an option to buy the plant at the end of the contractterm.