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California regulators on Thursday delayed action on a 20-year tolling agreement power contract between NRG Energy Inc. and Sempra Energy's San Diego Gas and Electric Co. The deal involves NRG's long-stalled plans to replace its natural gas-fired generation plant in Carlsbad, CA, in San Diego County.

California regulators on Thursday delayed action on a 20-year tolling agreement power contract between NRG Energy Inc. and Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas and Electric Co. The deal involves NRG’s long-stalled plans to replace its natural gas-fired generation plant in Carlsbad, CA, in San Diego County.

Two days after failing to muster enough votes to grant a Boston-based company a non-binding option to build a $200 million natural gas-fired power plant within the city limits, the city council of Rockland, ME, reversed course on Friday and voted 4-0 to proceed with the project.

Two days after failing to muster enough votes to grant a Boston-based company a non-binding option to build a $200 million natural gas-fired power plant within the city limits, the city council of Rockland, ME, reversed course on Friday and voted 4-0 to proceed with the project.

After years of debate and changes, a recent compromise to transform an old natural gas-fired Southern California generation plant into a modern fast-start gas facility is nearing final state approvals that have the support of local officials in Carlsbad, CA, site of the existing power plant.

New York-based Energy Solutions Consortium LLC is considering constructing two natural gas-fired power plants in Brooke County, WV, that could cost more than $1 billion.

Bellevue, WA-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has obtained U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) authorization to bring in up to 1 Bcf annually of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in truckloads for a natural gas-fired electric generation peaking plant in the state of Washington.

FERC staff has issued a favorable final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort Project to serve the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) with liquefied natural gas (LNG) receipt, storage and regasification.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has scheduled an open house and formal public hearing for a proposed 950 MW natural gas-fired power plant that’s been planned for years in the southwest part of the state.