Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. has asked FERC to issue a cease-and-desist order to stop Saltville LLC, an affiliate of Duke Energy and NUI Corp., from carrying out the allegedly “unlawful construction” of a jurisdictional salt cavern storage facility without certificate authorization from the Commission.
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FERC Asked to Halt Construction of VA Storage Facility
Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. has asked FERC to issue a cease-and-desist order to stop Saltville LLC, an affiliate of Duke Energy and NUI Corp., from carrying out the allegedly “unlawful construction” of a jurisdictional salt cavern storage facility without certificate authorization from the Commission.
Six Utilities Form Energy E-Procurement Site
CMS Energy, Ameren Corp., KeySpan and UGI Corp. have joinedAllegheny Energy, Allete (formerly Minnesota Power) and PPL Corp.in the formation of Enporion Inc., a global e-procurement exchangefor the energy industry. The companies see the potential for bigsavings in pooling their buying power over the new exchange.
Six Utilities Form Energy E-Procurement Site
CMS Energy, Ameren Corp., KeySpan and UGI Corp. have joinedAllegheny Energy, Allete (formerly Minnesota Power) and PPL Corp.in the formation of Enporion Inc., a global e-procurement exchangefor the energy industry. The companies see the potential for bigsavings in pooling their buying power over the new exchange.
Minnegasco Offering Fixed-Price Plan
Minnegasco received approval from the Minnesota Public UtilitiesCommission (MPUC) for a fixed-rate pilot program scheduled to beginNov. 1 in Mankato and North Mankato, MN. The program offers about12,700 residential and 1,600 commercial customers the option ofbeing billed a fixed rate for gas for one year. If successful, theprogram could be expanded to other communities served byMinnegasco.