U.S. utilities are reporting growth in residential demand, as well as commercial and industrial (C&I) consumption, underpinning investments in more natural gas-fired generation and system reliability. Atmos Energy Inc. CEO John Akers during a call to discuss the fiscal first quarter earnings highlighted capital expenditures (capex) for modernizing its natural gas distribution system to serve…
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MVP Gauges Support for Southgate Natural Gas Extension as Mainline Shows Heartbeat
Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) is conducting an open season for natural gas deliveries along its revamped Southgate extension planned for 550,000 Dth/d capacity. The non-binding open season runs through Friday (Feb. 16) and is for firm transportation service in Rockingham County, NC. MVP said it is targeting an in-service date of mid-2028. After years…
Duke Seeking More Carolinas Natural Gas Generation on Stronger Demand Forecast
Duke Energy Corp. is awaiting approval from regulators for updated Carolinas resource plans to increase natural gas generation, fueled in part by the Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) system, which would transport more Appalachian supply to southeastern markets. Charlotte, NC-based Duke last summer filed a Carbon Plan and Integrated Resources Plan (IRP) for North Carolina…
Transco Partnering with Duke to Monitor Natural Gas Methane Emissions in North Carolina
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., the nation’s largest natural gas interstate pipeline system, is partnering with Duke Energy Corp. on a methane monitoring project in North Carolina with about $1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. Duke’s Methane Monitoring Platform Extension project would expand on the company’s established monitoring system to work…
Piedmont Natural Gas Says Customer Interest Fueling RNG Use In Carbon Offset Program
Piedmont Natural Gas has launched the GreenEdge program, which allows customers to purchase a blend of renewable natural gas (RNG) environmental attributes and carbon offsets to reduce emissions. “The main goal of the GreenEdge program is to offer a simple, low-cost and flexible option for customers who want to reduce the carbon footprint associated with…
Federal Approval of Electric Utility Cybersecurity Investment Recovery Leaves Natural Gas Infrastructure in the Cold
Federal regulators last week determined that electric utilities could recover cybersecurity investments when designing rate structures, but disregarded calls to extend the favor to natural gas pipelines. The FERC ruling stems from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act’s (IIJA) direction for federal agencies to secure energy infrastructure against all physical and cyber threats (No. RM22-19-000). …
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Energy Operator Philanthropic Efforts Continue Unabated to Combat Covid-19 Destruction
As the devastating impacts from the Covid-19 pandemic destroy not only natural gas and oil demand but people’s livelihoods, theenergy industrycontinues to mount all-out efforts to support communities across the United States and abroad.
Virginia, Duke Energy Commit to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
Virginia and energy holding company Duke Energy each committed themselves Tuesday to plans aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
North Carolina Democrats Ask FERC to Pull Atlantic Coast Certificate
A group of North Carolina lawmakers has called on FERC to suspend its certificate for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC (ACP), a sign of potential political hostility to a project partially backed by regulated utilities that operate in the state.
Duke Shuts Sutton Natural Gas Plant as River Flooding Breaches Dam
Duke Energy has shut its 625 MW Sutton natural gas plant in Wilmington, NC, after Cape Fear River flooding resulting from Hurricane Florence, which made landfall as a Category one storm just south of Wrightsville Beach Sept. 14, caused breaches in the cooling lake dam, the company said.