A former FERC commissioner and new head of a major natural gas pipeline group has called on Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to do “whatever is in your power” to remove the obstacles at the state and federal levels that are blocking two Northeast projects, Millennium Pipeline and Islander East Pipeline, from moving forward.
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Lawmaker Presses White House on Cross Sound Cable Contacts
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) has asked the Bush Administration to hand over documents detailing any contacts the White House may have had related to a controversial underwater transmission cable system linking Connecticut to Long Island that remains idled as its operator works to bury the cable to required depths.
January 13, 2003
Wood Presses For Common Approach to Market Monitoring
FERC Chairman Pat Wood last Wednesday said that he wants to see regional market monitors move in concert with the federal agency toward what he called a “common approach” to monitoring power markets throughout the United States. Along with regular meetings between federal and state market monitoring officials, that goal can be achieved through FERC’s ongoing regional transmission organization (RTO) and standard market design (SMD) efforts, he said.
December 23, 2002
Schumer Presses NYPSC for Approval of Millennium
U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) urged the New York PublicService Commission (PSC) last week to quickly approve thecompromise route for the 442-mile Millennium Pipeline, which hasbeen languishing in a regulatory quagmire since December 1997. TheFederal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a supplemental draftenvironmental impact statement last month approving the new routefor the project, which would bring 715 MMcf/d of gas to New YorkCity from connections with the Canadian pipeline grid under LakeErie.
April 2, 2001
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