Pennsylvania

Dominion is on course to add 1,100 MW of natural gas-firedgeneration to its electric portfolio in Pennsylvania by the secondquarter of 2004 to help meet growing energy demand in the region.The merchant power facility will sell competitive energy to buyersin newly opened wholesale markets.

PENNSAFE, a division of Pennsylvania’s Dept. of Labor andIndustry, has filed a complaint in district court against EquitableGas Co., citing the failure of the utility to accurately mark itsline which resulted in the death of a McKeesport, PA, woman.

The Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland (PJM) IndependentSystem Operator (ISO) has received approval for transmissionfacilities to interconnect over 40 new power generating sources tothe grid. In a meeting Aug. 1, the board of managers of PJMInterconnection approved the remaining elements of what is to bethe first coordinated regional transmission expansion under the PJMISO structure.

Tennessee expects its 300 Line in northern Pennsylvania to returnto service today following completion of repairs to Sunday morning’srupture (see Daily GPI, Feb. 29). Unlessconditions change, the pipeline will accept intra-day Cycle 1nomination increases beginning at 5 p.m. CST for all meters downstreamof Main Line Valve 314.

Tennessee anticipates completing repairs of a rupture nearHebron Center in northern Pennsylvania around 9 p.m. EST Wednesdayand will accept Cycle 2 nomination increases then if the repairsare finished. Sunday morning’s rupture on the 300 Line is causingrestrictions through Secondary services downstream of Main LineValve 314.

Duquesne Light Co. of Pittsburgh, a DQE subsidiary, filed withthe Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to transfer itsgeneration fleet to Baltimore-based Orion Power Holdings Inc., thewinning bidder in a previous generation auction. Orion will payDuquesne Light $1.705 billion for seven wholly owned fossil-firedgeneration stations, certain transmission facilities, and the rightand obligation to supply wholesale power to serve Duquesne’sprovider of last resort customers. As a result, Duquesne will endstranded cost collection in 2001 for most major customer rateclasses, reducing rates by more than 25%, assuming market pricesfor electricity remain at or below the commission-approved shoppingcredits.

While Pennsylvania and New Jersey would like nothing more thanto give Williams’ proposed MarketLink expansion the boot, Floridais opening its arms to the company’s Buccaneer Natural Gas Pipelineproject.

While Pennsylvania and New Jersey would like nothing more thanto give Williams’ proposed MarketLink expansion the boot, Floridais opening its arms to the company’s Buccaneer Natural Gas Pipelineproject.

Seeking to expand its presence in the Pennsylvania-NewJersey-Maryland market, PP&L’s marketing subsidiary, PP&LInc. agreed to a one-year gas services contract with the townshipof Easton, MD, earlier this week.