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The Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) on Friday voted 3-2 to approve a settlement in the Atlanta Gas Light Co. (AGL) rate case that provides for a five-year rate freeze for natural gas customers in the AGL distribution area.

The New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has launched a special buyer’s guide for energy consumers that will be updated monthly with gas and electricity services and prices offered by the state’s utilities and retail marketing companies. Consumers in other states with competitive retail markets, including Georgia and Ohio, have found the comparative listings useful in selecting energy providers.

The New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has launched a special buyer’s guide for energy consumers that will be updated monthly with gas and electricity services and prices offered by the state’s utilities and retail marketing companies. Consumers in other states with competitive retail markets, including Georgia and Ohio, have found the comparative listings useful in selecting energy providers.

The New York State Public Service Commission (NYPSC) has launched a special buyer’s guide for energy consumers that will be updated monthly with gas and electricity services and prices offered by the state’s utilities and retail marketing companies. Consumers in other states with competitive retail markets, including Georgia and Ohio, have found the comparative listings useful in selecting energy providers.

Sempra Energy Solutions, the retail marketing arm of San Diego-based Sempra Energy, announced Wednesday that it dedicated the first phase of a new combined heat/power generating plant at the sprawling $900 million Food and Drug Administration headquarters complex in Silver Spring, MD. Sempra Solutions has a 20-year contract with the FDA under the federal energy department’s performance-based contracting program.

Sempra Energy Solutions, the retail marketing arm of San Diego-based Sempra Energy, announced Wednesday that it dedicated the first phase of a new combined heat/power generating plant at the sprawling $900 million Food and Drug Administration headquarters complex in Silver Spring, MD. Sempra Solutions has a 20-year contract with the FDA under the federal energy department’s performance-based contracting program.

Although not yet final, Royal Dutch/Shell Group has given the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a preliminary review of its oil and gas reserves review, a spokesman said Wednesday. A final review is expected to be completed within a few weeks, the company said.

A new rule for oil and gas production in federal offshore waters now provides rights-of-use and easement, allowing companies easier access to areas adjacent to their leases, according to the Minerals Management Service (MMS).

Laden with caveats and limited to an 18-month period between 2000 and mid-2001, a third report on energy market manipulation was presented to FERC last week by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The 28-page report, “Supplemental Analysis of Trading and Scheduling Strategies Described in Enron (December 2000) Memos,” details schemes ranging from “Fat Boy” to “Ricochet” with everything in between.