The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday issued a series of orders aimed at strengthening its protections against market manipulation in the natural gas and electricity industries.
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S&P: Retail, Wholesale Marketers Need Similar Financial, Risk Protections
Standard and Poor’s Rating Service (S&P) on Thursday warned in a report titled “Risky Business: Selling Retail Electricity in the U.S.” that many retail marketers are in the same boat as wholesalers with significant market risk because of volatile prices and switching customers, operational challenges such as mass billing and collections, and weak credit.
Democrats Urge Bush to Support Southern Route for AK Pipe, Price Protections
Senate Democrats Tom Daschle (D-SD), Jeff Bingman (D-NM) and John Breaux (D-LA) are urging the Bush administration to reconsider its opposition to the natural gas price-floor tax subsidy provision for Alaska producers in the Senate energy bill and the mandated southern route for the Alaska pipeline. Without these measures the Alaska pipeline will not be built, the Democrats said in a letter to Bush.
Sempra Unit Wins Patents for Live Gas Pipeline Cable Installation
The U.S. Patent Office has approved protections for a unit of San Diego-based Sempra Energy’s technology for installing fiber optic cable in live natural gas distribution pipelines without disturbing the flow of energy supplies.
SoCal’s Bypass Protections Still Being Overlooked
Although a lot has been made of California’s gas pipeline and supply constraints, Southern California Gas Co.’s anti-bypass tariff, which has been discouraging the development of new pipelines — particularly Questar’s Southern Trails project — still has not received much political scrutiny.
SoCal’s Bypass Protections Still Being Overlooked
Although a lot has been made of California’s gas pipeline and supply constraints, Southern California Gas Co.’s anti-bypass tariff, which has been discouraging the development of new pipelines — particularly Questar’s Southern Trails project — still has not received much political scrutiny.
Report Touts Ohio Electricity Consumer Protections
Although there remains a dearth of retail electricity choice in Ohio, residents can take some comfort in knowing that they are protected by a wide range of consumer standards, and that the state will not ignore attempts to abuse Ohio’s evolving energy marketplace, according to a new report issued last Tuesday by the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel.
Report Touts Ohio Electricity Consumer Protections
Although there remains a dearth of retail electricity choice in Ohio, residents can take some comfort in knowing that they are protected by a wide range of consumer standards, and that the state will not ignore attempts to abuse Ohio’s evolving energy marketplace, according to a new report issued Tuesday by the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel.