Infrastructure

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) this week said it would conduct an “in-depth” investigation into the safety and replacement of the Philadelphia Gas Works’ (PGW) aging distribution system.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has scheduled an open house and formal public hearing for a proposed 950 MW natural gas-fired power plant that’s been planned for years in the southwest part of the state.

President Obama is expected to make a speech on Thursday — five days before the State of the Union — on climate change and methane emissions. He is expected to submit plans to help reverse the former and reduce the latter.

More pipelines are needed to deliver natural gas to power generators in Massachusetts if the state is to meet its energy requirements through 2030, according to a report conducted by Synapse Energy Economics.

Quebec’s public utilities board has thrown its weight behind distribution company demands for national protection against the costs of TransCanada Corp.’s proposed Energy East partial conversion of its natural gas Mainline to oil service.

The gloves are off when it comes to competing for up to $200 million in California Air Resources Board (CARB) funding for clean transportation, and hydrogen advocates in the state are ready to go toe-to-toe with natural gas vehicle (NGV) backers and others in the alternative energy sector.

In an attempt to reverse negative perceptions surrounding its natural gas transmission/distribution pipeline system, San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) plans to integrate technology advancements into its ongoing efforts to upgrade its network.

The British Columbia (BC) government has set out to appease environmental and native critics by banning a possibility that no one in the industry has raised: converting to oil service pipelines that were originally built for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals.

While reiterating its commitment to market renewable natural gas (RNG) for transportation, California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has sold its interest in a Dallas-based biomethane production facility under development to the minority interest owner for $40.6 million.