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New York State Electric & Gas Corp. (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. (RG&E) Tuesday were denied rate hikes by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) on the recommendation of commission staff.

FERC put holding companies on notice when it denied a request by Horizon Asset Management for a disclaimer of jurisdiction under the Federal Power Act (FPA) with respect to investments in public utility company (PUC) securities Thursday.

FERC put holding companies on notice when it denied a request by Horizon Asset Management for a disclaimer of jurisdiction under the Federal Power Act (FPA) with respect to investments in public utility company (PUC) securities Thursday.

In reaffirming its landmark Order 712 removing the maximum rate cap on short-term released capacity Thursday, FERC offered several clarifications, but denied rehearing, continuing to exclude pipelines from the program, saying pipelines already have built-in flexibility in their ability to negotiate rates.

A federal court in Washington, DC, has denied Weaver’s Cove Energy LLC’s plea to compel the U.S. Coast Guard to prepare and issue a preliminary investigation report, recommendation and decision on whether the old Brightman Street Bridge unreasonably obstructs navigation. The 100-year-old drawbridge, which connects Fall River to Somerset, MA, would prevent large tankers from transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the proposed Weaver’s Cove terminal site in Fall River.

FERC Friday denied Florida Gas Transmission’s (FGT) request for a three-year delay in abandoning existing pipeline facilities while it seeks to resolve a dispute over relocation costs with the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT). It further chided the pipeline for attempting to use the FERC process to bypass the state courts.

FERC last Tuesday denied producer-shippers’ request for a Commission injunction to block Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) from carrying out hydrostatic testing on its line, a move that producers contend will shut in half of the Rockies natural gas flowing on the pipeline at the height of hurricane and storage injection seasons. Rockies produers’ gas prices fell below $1 at the start of the testing, but then quickly rebounded.

FERC Tuesday denied producer-shippers’ request for a Commission injunction to block Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) from carrying out hydrostatic testing on its line beginning Wednesday, a move that producers contend could shut in half of the Rockies natural gas flowing on the pipeline at the height of hurricane and storage injection seasons.

Equitable Resources Inc. denied reports that it was pulling out of the Northeast Passage pipeline project, but rather said it merely has altered its game plan to get its Appalachian natural gas to market.