Scolded

California Regulators Warn PG&E About Pipe Data; Fines Possible

California regulators scolded Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) Wednesday for allegedly failing to heed an order to complete a data search on the past pressure testing of all of its natural gas transmission pipelines in heavily populated areas. Instead, PG&E submitted incomplete data on Tuesday that even its president said he was not satisfied with (see Daily GPI, March 17).

March 18, 2011

Enron’s Lay Asks Senate Panel Not to Draw ‘Negative Inference’

After being scolded by lawmakers for more than a hour for not testifying Tuesday before a Senate panel, former Enron Chairman Kenneth L. Lay urged the senators to “not draw a negative inference” from his decision to assert his constitutional right under the Fifth Amendment to avoid self-incrimination.

February 13, 2002

NYISO Under Fire For ‘Economic Protectionism’

It’s been less than a month since FERC scolded the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) for blunders that resulted in the rejection of commercially viable power imports, but the ISO is under the gun again, this time for computer-related snafus that rejected commercially viable power exports to the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland ISO (see NGI, June 5 and May 8).

June 26, 2000

NYISO Under Fire for ‘Economic Protectionism’

Less than a month after FERC scolded the New York IndependentSystem Operator (NYISO) for failing in its responsibilities byrejecting commercially viable power imports, the ISO is under the gunagain, this time for computer-related snafus that rejectedcommercially viable power exports to the Pennsylvania, New Jersey andMaryland ISO (see Daily GPI, June 1).

June 23, 2000