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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set its seal, pending environmental review, on another westward-bound pipeline project Wednesday. The North Baja Pipeline will carry up to 500 MMcf/d from a connection with El Paso Natural Gas near Ehrenberg, AZ to fuel power plants and gas distribution systems in Northern Mexico and Southern California.

As the North American Electric Reliability Council prepares to unveil its 2001 summer assessment today, a review of individual assesments prepared by several regional reliability councils shows that most of the councils feel confident that they will have the generating resources needed to meet peak demand this summer.

As the moratorium on electric and natural gas heating disconnections in Ohio came to an end last Monday in Ohio, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) enacted a last minute order stating that regulated utility companies need to follow specific steps before disconnecting consumers for non-payment of a winter heating bill.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) thinks DynegyPower Marketing Inc. doth protest too much.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) thinks DynegyPower Marketing Inc. doth protest too much.

Pipelines and LDCs are urging FERC to take a measured approachin its review of Order 497 regulations that are designed to deterabuses between interstate pipes and their marketing affiliates, butnatural gas producers believe it’s time to make some major changesto the rules.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) thinks DynegyPower Marketing Inc. doth protest too much.

In an American Public Gas Association (APGA) report releasedlast week, a majority of Georgia residential customers gave gasderegulation in the state a failing mark, with many reporting thattheir bills actually increased or that there was no noticeableeffect. Half of the Georgia commercial customers polled also saidthey were paying higher bills, and gave deregulation a thumbs-downfor that reason.

Chairman Frank Murkowski (R-AK) said recently the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee plans to begin tackling the issue of transporting Alaska’s North Slope natural gas to the Lower 48 market when Congress reconvenes in September.