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PG&E called a Stage 4 systemwide OFO for gas day Saturday June 9. The recent high inventory customer-specific OFOs have not resulted in improved pipeline system conditions, the utility said. “Rather, we have seen non-targeted customers create significant imbalances.” The OFO had a 7% tolerance and $25/Dth penalties.

Acting on recent Ohio legislation aimed at making natural gas customer-choice programs in the state more “consumer-friendly,” the recently formed Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC), the nation’s largest public energy aggregated buying group, reported that it has entered into a one-year contract with Shell Energy for natural gas services to residents of the 95 NOPEC communities.

Pacific Gas & Electric declared a customer-specific OFO for today to guard against excessive linepack.

Projecting linepack above its maximum target level through Sunday, Pacific Gas & Electric issued a customer-specific OFO for today.

Pacific Gas & Electric expanded what had been a customer-specific OFO for Saturday into systemwide Stage 3 high-inventory OFOs for Sunday and Monday. The sytemwide OFOs carried $5/Dth penalties for positive daily imbalances exceeding a 2% tolerance. However, no order is in place for today.

El Paso Corp. subsidiary, ANR Pipeline Co., launched a non-binding open season to determine customer interest in its Westleg expansion project, which would provide additional looping and compression along its existing gas pipeline system in South-Central Wisconsin. The announcement comes a month-and-a-half after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave the go-ahead to the rival 149-mile Guardian pipeline project (see NGI, March 19).

El Paso Corp. subsidiary, ANR Pipeline Co., launched a non-binding open season to determine customer interest in its Westleg expansion project, which would provide additional looping and compression along its existing gas pipeline system in South-Central Wisconsin. The announcement comes a month-and-a-half after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave the go-ahead to the rival 149-mile Guardian pipeline project (see Daily GPI, March 15).

Projecting linepack above its target levels, Pacific Gas &Electric issued a customer-specific OFO for today.

Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a customer-specificOFO beyond Wednesday.