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New York is prepared for the gas and electric demands of this summer with a total capacity of 42,056 MW, according to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). The summer forecast projects a 32,382 MW peak demand, or with extreme weather conditions, 34,186 MW.

It didn’t take long for PSEG Power LLC to divest its minority stake in the PennEast Pipeline, as Spectra Energy Partners LP announced Monday that it has entered a purchase and sale agreement to increase its interest in the project.

New Jersey-based PSEG Power LLC’s decision to explore the sale of its minority stake in the PennEast Pipeline hasn’t discouraged the market-pull project’s other backers.

FERC staff needs more time to consider additional environmental information on the proposed PennEast Pipeline and on Monday pushed back its review of the project.

Under a partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Google Earth Outreach that began in 2014, Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) was able to reduce methane emissions from targeted areas in its service territory by 83% and prioritize which aging distribution pipelines it should replace first.

Two major U.S. utilities recently announced five-year plans to invest billions in their natural gas infrastructure.

The City Council of Bridgeport, CT, has scheduled a public hearing Feb. 1 to consider a Community Environmental Benefits agreement with PSEG Power Connecticut LLC that could shutter the state’s only coal-fired power plant by July 2021.

New Jersey’s largest utility, Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G), and state regulators reached an initial settlement to allow replacement of aging natural gas mains and service lines.

PSEG Power has bought the 755 MW Keys Energy Center project from Genesis Power LLC and plans to begin construction of the natural gas-fired combined-cycle plant this year, the PSEG subsidiary said Wednesday.