Inefficient customer education, inadequate marketercertification and poorly developed information systems forconsumers led to many of the early problems associated withGeorgia’s 1998 natural gas deregulation efforts, according to PaulaG. Rosput, CEO of AGL Resources.
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Davis Outlines State Buy Out of Power Lines
California Gov. Gray Davis “delivered” on his plan to buy outthe transmission systems of the financially-troubled investor-ownedutilities in the state Friday, outlining the framework of a deal,but with no dollar signs attached and no on-the-record agreementswith the utilities.
Williams to Gather, Process Deepwater Production
Williams has been selected in a “landmark transaction” toinstall the infrastructure, including gathering lines and onshoreprocessing, to service new deep water development in the Nansen andBoombang Fields in the East Breaks area of the Gulf of Mexico.
Pipe Safety Debate Comes Down to Wire
Calling the deadly explosions on the El Paso Natural Gas andOlympic Pipe Line systems the “most visible indications of aserious, long-term problem,” Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-MN)introduced pipeline safety legislation last week in the House thathe says takes a tougher stance against natural gas and hazardousliquid pipelines than does the Senate measure passed last month.
Debate over Pipe Safety Heats Up in House
Calling the blasts on the El Paso Natural Gas and Olympic PipeLine systems the “most visible indications of a serious, long-termproblem,” Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-MN) introduced pipeline safetylegislation this week in the House that he says takes a tougherstance against natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines than theSenate measure passed last month.
Altrade Exchange Breaks Personal Best
As Altrade Power nears its one-year birthday, its operator Altrareleased some of the transaction statistics of the independent onlineenergy trading exchange. August saw personal bests being broken by theonline trading platform in power, natural gas liquids, and naturalgas, the company said (see Daily GPI,Oct. 25, 1999).
Duke to Pay GE $4B for Generation Equipment
In announcing a $4 billion deal with Duke Energy North Americato provide power generation supplies and related services, GE PowerSystems said it has entered into one of the largest commitments ofits type in U.S. history.
Reliant Places Large Turbine Order
S&S Energy Products, a GE Power Systems business, wasawarded a $280 million contract from Reliant Energy of Houston toprovide 19 GE LM6000 aeroderivative gas turbine-generator sets,auxiliary and balance-of-plant equipment.
ConEd Also Breaks Demand Record
The bitter cold that cut through the Northeast last week,triggering record gas demand on distribution systems owned by SouthJersey Gas, KeySpan, Berkshire Gas, and Baltimore Gas and Electric,didn’t spare Con Edison of New York. The company said the severecold snap was responsible for record-setting gas usage as well asthe total amount of gas transported through its gas transmissionand distribution system.
GE Purchases Gas Turbine Maker
GE Power Systems expanded its turbine manufacturing force withyesterday’s announced purchase of Weatherford Global CompressionServices’ Gemini division. Financial terms of the acquisition werenot disclosed.