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The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) is in the processof expanding on a pilot program to provide all natural gascustomers in the state with the choice of suppliers. The MPSC staffis meeting with Michigan Consolidated Gas, Consumers Energy, SEMCOEnergy Gas and all other interested parties to formulate a uniformset of terms and conditions for natural gas customer choice.

Tuscarora Gas Transmission is seeking FERC authority to build a16.4-mile, 10,000 Dth/d lateral to meet the growing winter gasneeds of LDC affiliate Sierra Pacific Power Co. (SPPC) in thenorthern and western sections of Nevada.

Tuscarora Gas Transmission is seeking FERC authority to build a16.4-mile, 10,000 Dth/d lateral to meet the growing winter gasneeds of LDC affiliate Sierra Pacific Power Co. (SPPC) in thenorthern and western sections of Nevada.

Expanding its potential reach as a merchant power plantdeveloper/operator, San Jose, CA-based Calpine Corp. announced itis going after the high-tech and telecommunications industries’growing need for reliable, high-quality electricity by offeringdistributed generation with back-up reliability services. It has a30-MW unit about to be unveiled for an undisclosed customer andseveral other units in the queue, according to the Calpineexecutive heading its new “c*Power” business unit.

A unit of Williams’ energy services business finished expandinga gas plant in Opal, WY, that boosts cryogenic processing capacityto 735 MMcf/d and gas liquids extraction capacity to 43,000 b/d. Athird cryogenic processing train was added, two existing cryogenictrains were modified, and control systems and field compressionwere enhanced. Total costs exceeded $60 million.

While Canadian natural-gas producers scramble to find newsupplies to fill their expanding pipeline grid, their leading peerin the electricity sector is laboring to get rid of the stuff – bycurbing flatulence in cattle.

Expanding its fast-growing sphere of influence within theindustry, EnronOnline, the Internet-based wholesale energytransaction platform sponsored by Enron, announced that it willhold the first online sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions allowanceauction in the U.S. from March 13-16.

Expanding its fast-growing sphere of influence within theindustry, EnronOnline, the Internet-based wholesale energytransaction platform sponsored by Enron, announced that it willhold the country’s first online sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissionsallowance auction from March 13-16.

Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) extended its lead in the crowdedrace to serve the expanding gas-fired power generation market inFlorida this week when FERC staff issued draft environmentalapproval for its Phase IV mainline expansion.