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E-1 – Calpine Corporation, Dynegy Inc., Eastern Generation, LLC, Homer City Generation, L.P., NRG Power Marketing LLC, GenOn Energy Management, LLC, Carroll County Energy LLC, C.P. Crane LLC, Essential Power, LLC, Essential Power OPP, LLC, Essential Power Rock Springs, LLC, Lakewood Cogeneration, L.P., GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc., Oregon Clean Energy, LLC, and Panda Power Generation Infrastructure Fund, LLC v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (Docket Nos. EL16-49-006, ER18-1314-010, & EL18-178-006). On June 29, 2018, the Commission issued an order addressing two underlying proceedings that were initiated due to increasing out of market support or state subsidies that were having a suppressive effect on the price of capacity procured by PJM Interconnection L.L.C. (PJM) through its Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) capacity market (June Order). In the first underlying proceeding, Calpine Corporation (Calpine) and other generation entities filed
Winter’s Worst Cold Drives February Natural Gas Futures Higher
Weather outlooks increased the likelihood of robust heating demand
LNG export levels gathered new momentum
Cash prices climbed for a third straight day
Natural gas futures extended gains on Tuesday, as traders absorbed news of weather forecasts shifting even colder after a similar change in models over the weekend. The weather outlooks increased the likelihood of robust heating demand the rest of January and into early February, fueling futures.
The February Nymex gas futures contract settled at $2.656 on Tuesday, up 5.4 cents day/day. Both the domestic and European weather models produced forecasts that, if they hold up, could make the coming two weeks colder than the five-year average. On Monday, the prompt month surged 15.6 cents.
After years of protests, a glimmer of hope for opponents to the Weymouth gas compressor
By David Abel Globe Staff,Updated January 19, 2021, 8:00 p.m.
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The Weymouth Compressor StationJohn Tlumacki/Globe Staff
After years of protests, residents opposing a controversial natural gas compressor station in Weymouth received a glimmer of hope Tuesday that federal regulators might reconsider last fallâs decision to allow the plant to operate.
In a vote by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a majority of members ruled the panel had improperly denied a request for a hearing on its approval from neighbors and environmental advocates who have long opposed the compressor. The commissioners, one of whom was appointed
The new gas pipeline compressor station was set to open this month, but now faces a full safety review.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff/File 2020
A controversial natural gas compressor station in Weymouth will not start pumping natural gas this week, as the operator had previously indicated, and the start date now depends on the resolution of a full safety review that is not expected until January.
Max Bergeron, a spokesman for Enbridge, told the Globe last week that the company was planning to put the compressor station into operation this week, shipping gas north to Maine and Canada. On Wednesday, however, Bergeron cited a federal agencyâs safety review and said the compressor wonât begin operations until the agency âhas lifted the remaining restrictions.â
E-1 – Omitted
E-2 – Cybersecurity Incentives (Docket No. RM21-3-000). Agenda item E-2 may be a new docket relating to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) on Cybersecurity Incentives. The NOPR proceeding may expand and formalize the concepts outlined in a Commission staff white paper issued on June 18, 2020, which explored certain transmission incentive policy proposals designed to encourage utility spending on protocols that would ostensibly improve security and compliance with critical infrastructure protection requirements.
E-3 – California Independent System Operator Corporation (Docket No. EL21-19-000). Agenda item E-3 may be a new docket relating to a Show Cause proceeding brought by the Commission against California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO). The Commission may issue an order to CAISO pertaining to an investigation and identifying possible civil penalties or sanctions for the alleged matter.