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FERC is seeking additional comments and has opened a new scoping period to examine route changes and facility modifications made for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC (ACP).

Grid operator PJM Interconnection said Tuesday that it’s ready to meet electric demand this summer, projected to peak at 152,131 MW.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will be conducting an independent series of public hearings on the proposed PennEast Pipeline, the multi-state agency told FERC Monday.

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will be conducting an independent series of public hearings on the proposed PennEast Pipeline, the multi-state agency told FERC Monday.

Global deepwater spending is forecast to total $137 billion between 2016 and 2020, down 35% from a year-ago forecast for 2015-2019, Douglas-Westwood Ltd. (DW) analysts said.

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) in its latest analysis projects roughly 16 GW of coal-fired generating capacity on its system could be retired by 2030 under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Clean Power Plan (CPP), giving way to natural gas and renewables.

In a story published March 17 in NGI’s Daily Gas Price Index, “Pipeline Safety Bill Advances With Lawsuit Provision, For Now” (see Daily GPI,March 17), which covered Wednesday’s advance of a draft bill to reauthorize the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act, the story and headline both made reference to a “Section 15.” In early March, that provision would have allowed private citizens to sue the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) for perceived “failure to perform and non-discretionary duty…” (see Daily GPI, March 2). But lawmakers subsequently struck that provision and used the same number for a new provision granting the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT) the power to impose emergency orders. Also, comments made by Don Santa, CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America; and Dave McCurdy, CEO of the American Gas Association, were incorrectly correlated to the bill’s advance. The comments actually addressed newly proposed safety regulations by PHMSA. NGI regrets the errors.

FERC has approved Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC’s (NGPL) request for certificate authorization for the Chicago Market Expansion Project.

FirstEnergy Corp. has idled its 2,490 MW coal-fired Bruce Mansfield Plant in Beaver County, PA, citing low energy prices.