Working to find ways to ease the burden of high gas prices on its constituents, the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) unanimously approved an additional $50 refund for low-income senior citizens on their bills for March. Low-income seniors are already receiving $10 refunds on their January, February and March bills, while all consumers are receiving $14 refunds on their February and March bills.
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GPSC Gives Seniors a Break, Attacks Marketers
Working to find ways to ease the burden on its constituents, theGeorgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) unanimously approved anadditional $50 refund for low-income senior citizens on theirnatural gas bills for March. Low-income seniors are alreadyreceiving $10 refunds on their January, February and March bills,while all consumers are receiving $14 refunds on their February andMarch bills.
Power Generators
With natural gas price spikes finally seeming to ease after asix-month-long roller coaster ride, U.S. electricity generatorshave taken the experience as a warning, but vow to stick withnatural gas as their go-to plant-firing source.
Power Generators to Stick with Gas
With natural gas price spikes finally seeming to ease after asix-month-long roller coaster ride, U.S. electricity generatorshave taken the experience as a warning, but vow to stick withnatural gas as their go-to plant-firing source.
CA, Capitol Hill Take Steps to Ease Power Crisis
A more comprehensive legislative proposal emerged in CaliforniaMonday designed to stabilize power prices and save the state’s twoprincipal investor-owned utilities from bankruptcy. But it camewith what would be a high price for deregulation advocates, namelythe state taking over the utilities’ hydroelectric generation andtransmission assets. In Washington DC, a Senate bill was introducedthat would give the Department of Energy (DOE) the power to setregional price caps on bulk power transactions in western states.
Mexico To Finance Industrial Gas Purchases
To ease escalating natural gas prices that have resulted inplant shutdowns and job losses, Mexico’s Energy Ministry said lastweek that the government will offer long-term financing through2006 to help industries cope.
Prices Ease as 700 MMcf/d Resumes Flow on El Paso’s South Line
Less than two weeks after the deadly explosion on El PasoNatural Gas’ system in southeastern New Mexico, the pipeline onFriday had more than 700 MMcf/d of capacity restored to its SouthMainline, which is designed to feed a total of 1.1 Bcf/d to marketsbetween Texas and California.
CA Regulators Ease PX Control
Looking beyond rate freezes and charges for strandedinvestments, California regulators last Thursday opened the doorfor greater retail electric price fluctuations in a decisionallowing the state’s three major investor-owned electric utilitiesto buy and sell some of their power outside the state-mandatednonprofit power exchange (Cal-PX).
California Regulators Ease PX Control
Looking beyond rate freezes and charges for strandedinvestments, California regulators Thursday opened the door forgreater retail electric price fluctuations in a decision allowingthe state’s three major investor-owned electric utilities to buyand sell some of their power outside the state-mandated nonprofitpower exchange (Cal-PX).
Gas Could Ease Electric’s Growing Pains, INGAA Study Says
The need for new natural gas-fired generating capacity over thenext decade could be as much or more than double what some industryexperts have forecasted, according to a new study commissioned bythe INGAA Foundation.