Orion

For the second time in one week, an appellate court panel in Philadelphia rejected an environmental group’s challenge to Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC’s Orion Project, a looping project on its 300 Line designed to serve increasing demand in the Mid-Atlantic and New England.

FERC issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) on Thursday, authorizing it to construct and operate the Orion Project, a looping project on its 300 Line designed to serve increasing demand in the Mid-Atlantic and New England.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) has asked FERC to approve by the end of this month plans for a looping project on its 300 Line that would serve growing demand in the Middle Atlantic and New England regions with additional service from Susquehanna County, PA, to Pike County, PA.

FERC has asked Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC to provide additional information on its Orion Project before it completes an environmental assessment (EA).

FERC has asked Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC to provide additional information on its Orion Project before it completes an environmental assessment (EA).

Columbia Energy Group has entered into an agreement with OrionPower Holdings of Baltimore, MD, to sell all of the outstandingshares of its subsidiary Columbia Electric Corp. for $200 millionin cash plus the assumption of project-related debt. Included inthe deal is 4,000 MW of capacity in construction and developmentphases.

Columbia Energy Group has entered into an agreement with Orion Power Holdings of Baltimore, MD, to sell all of the outstanding shares of its subsidiary Columbia Electric Corp. for approximately $200 million in cash plus the assumption of project-related debt. Included in the deal is 4,000 MW of capacity in construction and development phases.