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A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has upheld a 2005 order in which FERC granted a complaint brought by Neptune Regional Transmission System LLC, which alleged that three additional system impact studies called for by PJM Interconnection to assess the cost impact of Neptune’s proposed interconnection were unnecessary and unreasonable.

Ruling that Progress Energy Florida (PEF) was simply enhancing the reliability of its fuel supply, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted the utility permission to recover the costs associated with transporting new supplies of domestic natural gas. The utility said it plans to enter into a series of agreements to move gas on a proposed pipeline known as the Southeast Supply Header (SESH).

Ruling that Progress Energy Florida (PEF) was simply enhancing the reliability of its fuel supply, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday granted the utility permission to recover the costs associated with transporting new supplies of domestic natural gas. The utility said it plans to enter into a series of agreements to move gas on a proposed pipeline known as the Southeast Supply Header (SESH).

FERC has granted a joint motion by Pepco Energy Services Inc. (PES) and Columbia Gas Transmission to dismiss a complaint in which Pepco had alleged that a November capacity auction conducted by the pipeline was flawed and ultimately led to the rejection of valid bids and capacity being awarded to another shipper.

FERC Friday granted a joint motion by Pepco Energy Services Inc. (PES) and Columbia Gas Transmission to dismiss a complaint in which Pepco had alleged that a November capacity auction conducted by the pipeline was flawed and ultimately led to the rejection of valid bids and capacity being awarded to another shipper.

FERC last Thursday granted Mississippi Hub LLC a certificate to build a 17.34 Bcf salt dome natural gas storage facility and an associated pipeline in South-Central Mississippi. The agency also approved the company’s request to charge market-based rates for storage services.

FERC Thursday granted Mississippi Hub LLC a certificate to build a 17.34 Bcf salt dome natural gas storage facility and an associated pipeline in South-Central Mississippi. The agency also approved the company’s request to charge market-based rates for storage services.

In its first exercise of expanded penalty authority granted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), FERC last week slapped $22.5 million in fines on five power companies for violations of open access transmission tariffs, rules and standards of conduct. It also warned gas companies that they they too are being watched.

FERC Tuesday granted Tennessee Gas Pipeline a waiver of its prior-notice cost limits for an offshore Louisiana lateral project, qualifying it for the higher cost ceiling under the agency’s blanket certificate regulations that went into effect after the project was authorized. The El Paso pipeline sought the waiver as the cost of the project jumped to $35.8 million (and is expected to climb further) from the original cost estimate of $10.6 million.