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New York’s utilities, independent power producers, marketers andlarge energy consumers have banded together for the first time toshow their support for Governor George Pataki’s plan to restructurethe state’s energy tax system and give back about $150 million/yearin gas and electricity tax revenue.

Calgary-based TransCanada Gas Processing Ltd., the generalpartner of TransCanada Gas Processing LP, said processing volumesat the Cutbank Joule-Thompson (J-T) plant have increasedsignificantly since operations began last month due to tie-in ofChevron Canada Resources production four months ahead of schedule.

New York’s utilities, independent power producers, marketers andlarge energy consumers have banded together for the first time toshow their support for Governor George Pataki’s plan to restructurethe state’s energy tax system and give back about $150 million/yearin gas and electricity tax revenue.

Transco shippers have accumulated a significant negativeimbalance through the first 20 days of April, the pipeline said. Inorder to avoid restrictions that would be caused by a large volumeof receipt makeup transactions requested to flow for a limited timeat the end of the month, Transco urged that such transactions bescheduled as soon as possible to allow a steady flow rate throughApril 30.

Several Wisconsin utilities and gas producers have asked FERC toplay it cautious when reviewing ANR Pipeline’s application for asecond capacity expansion of its existing system through northernIllinois and southern Wisconsin markets.

Several Wisconsin utilities and gas producers have asked FERC toplay it cautious when reviewing ANR Pipeline’s application for asecond capacity expansion of its existing system through northernIllinois and southern Wisconsin markets.

The storage-poor Pacific Northwest could get some needed reliefin the near future. Avista Corp. and PG&E GasTransmission-Northwest (PG&E GT-NW) have joined forces toinvestigate building another underground natural gas storagefacility in an aquifer in eastern Washington near theinterconnection of PG&E GT-NW and Williams (NorthwestPipeline).

Avista Corp.’s Internet specialty billing and informationservices affiliate, Avista Advantage, and Reliant Energy havereached a product distribution agreement.

Energy.com and Columbia Gas of Ohio have teamed up to enableColumbia Gas customers to switch suppliers online from theEnergy.com web site as part of the utility’s customer choiceprogram. It marks Energy.com’s entrance into active deregulationenrollment services, the company said.