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Noting that it recognizes liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a viable option that eventually could serve parts of the state’s strongly gas-dependent energy market, the California Public Utilities Commission late last Friday filed a request for rehearing of FERC’s March 24 ruling asserting exclusive jurisdiction over a proposed LNG receiving terminal in Long Beach Harbor.

Michehl Gent, CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC), last Thursday said that rather than immediately start tossing out financial penalties to utilities that violate reliability standards, the industry should instead rely upon a system of “peer pressure” in order to get power companies up to snuff on reliability performance.

NorthWestern Corp., the holding company for a Montana combination utility, may have trouble continuing as viable business depending on the outcome of its ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding, according to the company’s 10-Q Securities and Exchange Commission filing earlier this month.

Despite the drop in natural gas prices, the global recession and energy security issues, Canadian and Alaskan officials — on the governing side anyway — remain optimistic that an Arctic natural gas pipeline is in the offing. But — and there are several buts — officials on both sides still have come to no agreement as to what route the pipe should take and whether there should be one pipe or two. About the only agreement that could be had at the Arctic Gas Symposium in Houston Thursday was that an over-the-top route across the Beaufort Sea may be out of the picture.

Despite the drop in natural gas prices, the global recession and energy security issues, Canadian and Alaskan officials — on the governing side anyway — remain optimistic that an Arctic natural gas pipeline is in the offing. But — and there are several buts — officials on both sides still have come to no agreement as to what route the pipe should take and whether there should be one pipe or two. About the only agreement that could be had at the Arctic Gas Symposium in Houston Thursday was that an over-the-top route across the Beaufort Sea may be out of the picture.

Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) last Wednesday unveiled legislation seeking to promote nuclear power as a viable energy source by making it eligible to receive the same benefits as other zero emissions power generating facilities and spurring utilities to complete unfinished nuclear reactors, among other things.

Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Wednesday unveiled legislation seeking to promote nuclear power as a viable energy source by making it eligible to receive the same benefits as other zero emissions power generating facilities and spurring utilities to complete unfinished nuclear reactors, among other things.

The numerous energy transaction Internet sites are likely toconsolidate leaving somewhere between one and six viable sites,executives of three of the leading sites told a GasMart/Power 2000audience in Denver last week.

The numerous energy transaction Internet sites are likely toconsolidate leaving somewhere between one and six viable sites,executives of three of the leading sites told a GasMart/Power 2000audience in Denver yesterday.