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With so many proposed new pipelines and expansions in the works to serve the wild demand growth in California, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP and Calpine Corp. wasted no time this week in marketing space on their massive $1.7 billion gas pipeline project, which was announced last week (see Daily GPI, May 3). The companies launched an open season yesterday to take binding market requests for service through June 1 on their 1,030-mile Sonoran Pipeline.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced ithas approved a settlement with the Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW)that preserves its authority to oversee the selection of anexperienced independent manager to run the utility. In exchange,the cash-strapped utility will be allowed to collect a previouslyauthorized interim base rate hike of $11 million.

A little over a month after SCANA Corp. announced it had entered into an agreement with the Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) to jointly build and own a natural gas-fired 500 MW power facility in Fayetteville, NC, the company reported that the deal is dead.

A little over a month after SCANA Corp. announced it had enteredinto an agreement with the Fayetteville Public Works Commission(PWC) to jointly build and own a natural gas-fired 500 MW powerfacility in Fayetteville, NC, the company reported that the deal isdead.

After five months of use and $100 million in gas purchases,Procter & Gamble (P&G) concluded EnergyGateway.com’snatural gas marketplace works like charm.

SCANA and Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) reportedthey have entered into a joint agreement to build and shareownership of a natural gas-fired 500 MW power plant that willsupply electricity to Fayetteville, NC, residents and businessesbeginning during the summer of 2004. Scana also will build a106-mile gas pipeline lateral from its existing pipeline system inSouth Carolina to supply the plant.

While Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is in the midst of defending a 30% rate hike request, the Philadelphia District Attorney has filed criminal charges against four former PGW executives for theft and misuse of company funds. The action was sparked by a Philadelphia County Grand Jury investigation.

While Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is in the midst of defendinga 30% rate hike request, the Philadelphia District Attorney hasfiled criminal charges against four former PGW executives for theftand misuse of company funds. The action was sparked by aPhiladelphia County Grand Jury investigation.

A revival is in the works for decades-old hopes to fill in themissing link in the Canadian natural gas pipeline grid byconnecting the Atlantic region with the rest of the country.