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After months of posturing, the California Public Utility Commission on Thursday voted unanimously (5-0) to order Sempra Energy’s Southern California Gas Co. to file a formal restructuring of in-state transmission pipeline and storage system. The utility has 45 days to make the application, but it has been attempting a more streamlined “advice letter” approach on the subject for more than two years since the CPUC approved a comprehensive settlement on the matter.

British Columbia has been unanimously elected the seventh international affiliate member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), giving the Canadian province full access to information and resources of the Oklahoma City-based commission.

British Columbia has been unanimously elected the seventh international affiliate member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), giving the Canadian province full access to information and resources of the Oklahoma City-based commission.

Elected officials in the fast-growing bedroom community of Corona, CA, voted unanimously late Monday night to pursue a takeover of Southern California Edison Co.’s distribution in its city of 138,000 residents, located 45 miles southeast of Los Angeles in neighboring Riverside County.

The Missouri Public Service Commission late Thursday unanimously approved an overall settlement on a natural gas rate case filed last January by Laclede Gas Co., the largest natural gas distributor in the state. The new gas service rates approved will increase a typical residential customer’s average monthly gas bill by approximately $1.76 a month.

The Senate voted unanimously Friday to amend its broad energy bill to include previously passed legislation calling for stricter safety standards for natural gas and hazardous liquids pipelines.

Upon urgings from its staff, the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to establish a schedule of hearings regarding an earnings review for Atlanta Gas Light Co. (AGLC), which the Commission staff said is earning between 4% and 7% more than its authorized return on equity (ROE).

The California Public Utilities Commission last week unanimously approved a settlement agreement for San Diego Gas and Electric Co. regarding almost $600 million of unpaid wholesale power costs it has accumulated since mid-1999 through Feb. 7, 2001 when the state began buying wholesale electricity.

Upon urgings from its staff, the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) voted unanimously early last week to establish a schedule of hearings regarding an earnings review for Atlanta Gas Light Co. (AGLC), which the Commission staff said is earning between 4% and 7% more than its authorized return on equity (ROE). In response to the commission’s action, AGLC said it will file a motion for reconsideration this week.