After nearly an eight-month wait, President Bush officially has nominated Joseph T. Kelliher to a five-year term on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, putting to rest persistent reports that his nomination was in jeopardy. Kelliher will replace current Commissioner Linda K. Breathitt whose term expires June 30 of this year, a White House spokeswoman said.
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Transco said IT availability through the Linden (NJ) RegulatorStation will shrink from 25,000 Dth/d to zero Friday.
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Based on forecasts of warmer weather in Wisconsin and its projection of nominated receipts at the Marshfield, WI interconnect with Viking, ANR withdrew Thursday the Marshfield OFO that had been in effect since Tuesday (see Daily GPI, Dec. 21).
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge nominated Republican utilitylawyer Terrance J. Fitzpatrick to replace David W. Rolka on thePennsylvania Public Utility Commission. “He is a common-senseenvironmentalist with a rich breadth of experience in energy andutility law and policy,” Ridge said in a statement. As a lawyer,Fitzpatrick has represented GPU Energy, owner of the Three MileIsland nuclear plant