Beleaguered Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), whose natural gas pipeline system and management have gone through regulatory hell since the fatal San Bruno transmission pipeline rupture and explosion in 2010, is in the early stages of a “long journey” to become the nation’s premier gas operator, and has some technology changes in the offing that could accelerate its transformation, according to executive vice president Nick Stavropoulos.
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Gas Control Log Depicts Delayed San Bruno Pipe Response
More than 45 minutes after all hell broke loose when a 30-inch diameter natural gas transmission pipeline ruptured last September, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) pipeline system control center was still unsure about the extent of the problem and whether it involved the utility’s transmission pipeline, according to a 441-page transcript that was one of hundreds of records made public Tuesday at a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing. It began three days of fact-gathering in Washington, DC.
Cooperation, More Certainty Needed in Western Markets, Industry Leaders Say
The western wholesale energy markets can use more “yes, buts…” and fewer “hell, nos” if they are ever going to regain investor, regulator and consumer confidence, the head of the Arizona state regulatory commission told a nationally assembled industry teleconference panel.