In a move that involves replacing some existing coal-fired electric generation units, Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy said Monday it proposes to add up to 645 MW of natural gas-fired peaking generation in Minnesota and North Dakota by 2019.
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California Carbon Capture Oilfield Project Revived
An ambitious multi-dimensional, $4 billion project that involves what would be California’s first commercial carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been revived in the state’s oil patch in the southern end of the central valley west of Bakersfield. State energy officials have scheduled a workshop Feb. 20 for the Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) project.
Wisconsin Utility Tussles with ANR as it Readies for Guardian Expansion
Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPSC) has called on FERC to settle a contract dispute that involves reducing service on ANR Pipeline in order to accommodate deliveries from a competing pipeline’s proposed expansion.
Wisconsin Utility Tussles with ANR as it Readies for Guardian Expansion
Wisconsin Public Service Corp. (WPSC) has called on FERC to settle a contract dispute that involves reducing service on ANR Pipeline in order to accommodate deliveries from a competing pipeline’s proposed expansion.
Battle Over Colorado’s Gas-Rich Roan Plateau Heats Up
One of the current hotspots in the drive to bring on new gas supplies from the Rocky Mountains involves the Roan Plateau, which rises 3,000 feet northwest of the town of Rifle, CO, in the mineral-rich Uinta-Piceance Basin.
Battle Over Colorado’s Gas-Rich Roan Plateau Heats Up
One of the current hotspots in the drive to bring on new gas supplies from the Rocky Mountains involves the Roan Plateau, which rises 3,000 feet northwest of the town of Rifle, CO, in the mineral-rich Uinta-Piceance Basin.
ScottishPower U.S. Subsidiary Eyeing Natural Gas Storage Projects
Although its higher profile energy scouting work these days involves potential wind generation sites, PPM Energy, the Portland, OR-based merchant energy operator in the United States for UK-based ScottishPower, is actively looking to buy or develop natural gas storage facilities. And the company is not confining its interest to the Pacific Northwest, according to company officials.
ScottishPower U.S. Subsidiary Eyeing Natural Gas Storage Projects
Although its higher profile energy scouting work these days involves potential wind generation sites, PPM Energy, the Portland, OR-based merchant energy operator in the United States for UK-based ScottishPower, is actively looking to buy or develop natural gas storage facilities. And the company is not confining its interest to the Pacific Northwest, according to company officials.
Virginia SCC Rejects VEPCO Affiliate Sale, FERC Jurisdiction
In a proceeding that involves questions of federal and state regulatory jurisdiction, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) recently rejected a proposal by Virginia Electric & Power Co. (VEPCO) to make wholesale sales of power at cost-based rates to affiliate Dominion Retail Inc.
EnronOnline Allies with HoustonStreet, TrueQuote
EnronOnline embarked on a new e-commerce strategy last week thatinvolves alliances with independent energy trading platforms. Enronsigned memorandums of understanding with HoustonStreet.com andTrueQuote.com and anticipates signing deals with other platforms inthe near futures. The deals allow Enron to post its prices on theother platforms and to carry out North American natural gas andelectricity transactions through those other sites.