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OWENSBORO, Ky., Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star) is pleased to announce the commencement of its Non-Binding Open Season for additional firm transportation capacity originating in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. "Southern Star is geographically positioned to easily add incremental gas supply from the developing Granite Wash area in western Oklahoma and Texas. The Canadian Blackwell Expansion project will ultimately provide...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced it has reached important milestones in the development of its Southern Cross transmission project by reaching a significant agreement with several existing Texas utilities and making two key applications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). "Pattern is making steady progress on the development of its Southern Cross project, which will allow Texas to share its abundant...
TULSA, Okla., Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a proposal to expand its Transco natural gas pipeline to provide an additional 225,000 dekatherms of incremental firm natural gas transportation capacity to serve growing markets in the Southeast region. The Mid-South Expansion project is designed to provide service on the Transco natural gas pipeline to the City of LaGrange, Ga.,...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Order No. 1000 "clearly exceeds" its authority under the Federal Power Act (FPA) and "must be revised," the Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy said in a request for rehearing filed today at FERC. "If not corrected on rehearing, the Final Rule could result in higher costs to many consumers, pre-emption of public utility and state prerogatives to determine and decide what generation resources...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Exactly who is the who's who of the Smart Grid? Those attending the fifth annual GridWeek conference in Washington, D.C. Utilities, regulators, policymakers, advocates and technology leaders from the U.S. and abroad will fill the halls of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center from Sept. 12-15 to chart the way forward for the Smart Grid. With a focused effort placed on bringing utilities into these discussions, an advisory board of 14...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's final rule on transmission planning and cost allocation could force consumers to pay for unneeded transmission facilities, according to the Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy. The Coalition also said the rule could override locally-formulated state and utility resource decisions, undercutting consumers' environmental and economic concerns. The Commission's final rule retains many of the flaws...
CARMEL, Ind., July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MISO filed yesterday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) its enhanced resource adequacy construct that will provide even more benefits to its members and the customers they serve. Through ongoing collaboration and dialogue with all stakeholder groups, MISO developed a modified construct which is designed to address the unique need of utilities operating in retail choice states, while also respecting and building on the success...
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a recent op-ed, Bruce Edelston, executive director of the Coalition for Fair Transmission Policy, warned that electricity prices could become the next flashpoint in the nation's capital if the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proceeds on July 21 with a transmission proposal that burdens consumers with the costs of new electric facilities from which they receive little or no benefits. "FERC action on cost allocation for new...
SAN MATEO, Calif., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Action Plan Coalition (NAPC) today decried the Federal Government for its lack of a clear vision and strategy for implementing demand response and urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and national policymakers to take a stronger leadership role and form a broad platform for communicating the benefits of demand response to the American public. As smart grid pilots provide more data indicating that dynamic pricing...
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid: WHAT: The 2011 National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid is a unique event taking place on Wednesday, July 13, with all of its sessions held in "roundtable" fashion whereby leaders from the business and policy communities discuss important issues and developments with each other and with the audience. The event also includes electronic...
