Pacific Gas & Electric did not extend a systemwide OFObeyond Wednesday.
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Cal-PX Asks FERC for Price Caps
While acknowledging behind the scenes that immediate help fromWashington was unlikely, the California Power Exchange (Cal-PX)last week prepared to put in a bid for a temporary $350 a MWh pricecap as the state suffered through another week of short power andhigh prices.
Cal-PX Asks FERC for Price Caps in Continuing Power Crunch
While acknowledging behind the scenes that immediate help from Washington was unlikely, the California Power Exchange (Cal-PX) last week prepared to put in a bid for a temporary $350 a MWh price cap as the state suffered through another week of short power and high prices.
Transportation Notes
El Paso declared an Unauthorized Overpull Penalty situationTuesday effective until further notice. Washington Ranch StorageField is experiencing maximum withdrawals, the pipeline said, andit will limit scheduled volumes at underperforming interconnects toensure system integrity.
California Asks Clinton’s Help with FERC
Political repercussions from California’s high-priced heat wavereached all the way to Washington’s White House last week as Gov.Gray Davis asked President Clinton to pressure the Federal EnergyRegulatory Commission to “accelerate its investigation of wholesaleenergy prices in California.”
Transportation Notes
Saying its Washington Ranch Storage Field was experiencingmaximum withdrawals, El Paso declared an Unauthorized OverpullPenalty situation Thursday, effective until further notice. Thepipeline will limit scheduled volumes at interconnects that areunderperforming.
Pepco Challenges MD Marketer Ruling
Washington D.C.-based Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) isseeking a stay in a lower court in Maryland of a July 1 orderissued by state regulators, which restricts the businessrelationship between in-state electric and gas utilities and theirnon-regulated subsidiaries.
Overhaul of Order 497 a Top Priority
FERC’s pipeline marketing affiliate rule is about as effectiveas having a wolf guard the henhouse, says a Washington D.C. lawyerwho represents producers and independent marketers. Because ofescalating abuses in the market, he believes overhauling Order 497should be the first priority of the Commission in its post-Order637 dialogue with the natural gas industry.
Concept of Umbrella Energy Group Gets Lukewarm Response
Initial reaction to the idea of consolidating the majorWashington D.C.-based energy trade groups under one umbrella seemsto be running from cold to warm, with some outright opposed to itand others at least willing to discuss it.
Umbrella Energy Group Gets Lukewarm Response
Initial reaction to the idea of consolidating the majorWashington D.C.-based energy trade groups under one umbrella seemsto be running from cold to warm, with some emphatically opposed toit and others at least willing to discuss it.