Municipally

Philly Councilman: City-Owned Utility Should Use Marcellus Natgas

A Philadelphia councilman wants Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), which is the nation’s largest municipally owned natural gas utility, to use natural gas produced in the Marcellus Shale instead of Gulf of Mexico (GOM) gas received via pipeline.

October 30, 2012

San Antonio Utility Replacing Coal Units with Gas Plant

San Antonio’s CPS Energy, the country’s largest municipally owned natural gas and power utility, will announce this week that it is buying the Rio Nogales 800 MW gas-fired power plant in Seguin, TX, a spokesperson told NGI.

March 13, 2012

Hurricane-Ravaged Louisiana Municipals Seek Waiver of Pipe Penalties, Fees

The Louisiana Municipal Gas Authority (LMGA), which represents 57 small municipally owned natural gas distribution systems in the state, has asked FERC to waive the assessment of penalties, fees and charges — other than for transportation of gas to a customer — by pipelines on its member customers during the post-Hurricane Katrina emergency.

September 15, 2005