The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Thursday immediately suspended its review of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.’s pending drilling applications statewide and barred the producer from drilling new natural gas wells “for at least one year” in the Dimock Township area of Susquehanna County because of contaminated groundwater.
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Pennsylvania Suspends Cabot’s Pending Permits to Drill
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Thursday immediately suspended its review of Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.’s pending drilling applications statewide and barred the producer from drilling new natural gas wells “for at least one year” in the Dimock Township area of Susquehanna County because of contaminated groundwater.
Economic Decline Hits Michigan Demand, Prices, Production
The recession, which has hit Michigan especially hard, will drag residential natural gas prices down 12% and statewide demand down 10% this winter, according to an energy appraisal released Friday by the Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC).
Economic Decline Hits Michigan Demand, Prices, Production
The recession, which has hit Michigan especially hard, will drag residential natural gas prices down 12% and statewide demand down 10% this winter, according to an energy appraisal released Friday by the Michigan Public Service Commission (PSC).
Natural Gas Transportation Push Continues in California
Even though a statewide ballot initiative to boost natural gas for transportation was defeated soundly by California voters last month, T. Boone Pickens’ gas-powered transportation company, Clean Energy Fuels Corp., said Monday it has won a 10-year contract with the City of Glendale, CA, to build and operate a new large-scale public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility to support the city’s expanding CNG-powered vehicle fleets.
Oregon Unions Back NorthernStar’s Columbia River LNG Plant
At its annual statewide meeting last Friday, the Oregon AFL-CIO voted to endorse the proposed NorthernStar Natural Gas Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal along the Oregon side of the Columbia River near Astoria. The project’s backers called the endorsement an “overwhelming” show of support for their project, which is one of several now active in the state.
Sempra Utilities, PG&E Crank Up Gas in Midst of Cold
With temperatures hitting record lows statewide, Sempra Energy’s two utilities covering the southern half of California reported Tuesday sending out substantially larger amounts of natural gas to residential and small business customers over the three-day Martin Luther King holiday weekend. Both Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas and Electric Co. expect demand for January to be more than 20% higher than the same month a year ago.
CPUC Opposes State Ballot Measure on Eminent Domain
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday unanimously agreed to oppose a November statewide ballot measure (Proposition 90) to curb eminent domain seizures of private property because it could cost utilities and their customers tens of millions of dollars. New electric transmission line projects, and other infrastructure upgrades, could be delayed or halted, the five-member CPUC said.
CA Ballot Measure Threatens Energy Infrastructure, Regulators Say
A statewide November California ballot measure aimed at curbing eminent domain powers (Proposition 90) threatens to have “significant impacts” on the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the private-sector utilities that it regulates, CPUC President Michael Peevey said Thursday during a review of the measure by the regulatory panel’s chief counsel.
CPUC Increases Size Limits for Self-Generation Solar Systems
In keeping with other statewide initiatives to move to smart meters and more customer-controlled energy programs, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Thursday unanimously increased the size limits for self-generation solar systems to 100% of historic annual use for the previous 12 months. Currently the limit is 100% of historic peak-demand use.