Opposition

After a lengthy absence, resistance is redeveloping in Canadaagainst any lasting new commitments of significant natural-gassupplies to markets in the United States.

After a lengthy absence, resistance is redeveloping in Canada tolong-term commitments of significant Canadian gas supplies tomarkets in the United States.

The technology and economics are in line for commercialexpansion of distributed power, but progress is threatened byentrenched utilities, according to distributed power sponsors.

ANR Pipeline brought in a big gun this week to mow down theopposition to its proposed Wisconsin expansion project. It hiredformer Wisconsin Public Service Commission Chairman CharlesCicchetti, now a consultant with the Pacific Economics Group and abusiness professor at the University of Southern California, totout its project over others, particularly the competing GuardianPipeline.

Existing shippers on Transcontinental Gas Pipeline haveexpressed widespread opposition to the pipeline’s request to rollin the costs associated with its SouthCoast expansion project inGeorgia and Alabama.

Existing shippers on Transcontinental Gas Pipeline haveexpressed widespread opposition to the pipeline’s request to rollin the costs associated with its SouthCoast expansion project inGeorgia and Alabama.

National Fuel Gas used a hearing in the Pennsylvania senate last week to voice its opposition to the state’s gas deregulation bill. It is the only LDC to oppose the bill so far.

National Fuel Gas used a hearing in the Pennsylvania senateTuesday to voice its opposition to the state’s gas deregulationbill. It is the only LDC to oppose the bill so far.

A new battle in utility deregulation gained momentum last weekwhen the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) published aletter urging the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) toreject Florida Power Corp.’s petition to forgo competitive biddingfor construction of Hines 2, a second gas-fired generation plant atits Hines Energy Complex in Polk County, FL.