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A group of gas and electric trade associations filed a letter with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Wellinghoff on June 20, 2012, requesting that FERC take a leadership role in scheduling and leading regional technical conferences to identify issues surrounding the increased use of natural gas for electric generation. The… Read More
INGAA forms board-level task force on gas-electricity integration WASHINGTON—The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America has established a board-level task force to address questions related to the anticipated future growth in natural gas-fired generation. The task force, led by Gary Sypolt, chief executive officer of Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Energy,… Read More
WASHINGTON— Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement in response to an item that appeared in the Industrial Control System Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT)’s April newsletter that said it had identified a number of “cyber intrusions”… Read More
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On April 2, 2012, INGAA filed a Petition Requesting the Commission Adhere To Its Existing Rules, Regulations and Procedures with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). INGAA requested the Commission should definitively reaffirm that no right-of-way or work space limitations apply to auxiliary installations under the plain reading of Section 2.55(a) of… Read More
WASHINGTON— Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today released the following statement on comments filed by INGAA March 30 with FERC on gas-electric integration issues: “We appreciate the opportunity to share our views with FERC on the increasingly important topic of natural… Read More
INGAA filed comments in association with the Commission’s “Notice Assigning Docket No. and Requesting Comments,” Docket No. AD12-12, on the coordination of natural gas and electricity markets. INGAA stated that it appreciates FERC’s recognition of the importance of the interface between the natural gas and electric power markets as electric… Read More
The Natural Gas Council (NGC) requests that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) lead an effort to ensure that electric reliability is not impaired as generators increasingly turn to cleanburning natural gas. Natural gas is an abundant fuel for U.S. power generation. America’s natural gas supplies are immense, with… Read More
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should examine the coordination of the natural gas and electric sectors and determine if market rules properly optimize the ability of the natural gas industry to offer, and the electric power industry to purchase, the supply, transportation and storage services necessary… Read More
INGAA’s comments respond to a “miscellaneous changes” proposed rule issued last November by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. They also express concern over a recent PHMSA interpretation requiring distribution integrity management plans for transmission line farm taps. INGAA asked PHMSA to hold a public workshop or hearing to… Read More
The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) filed comments on February 27, 2011 on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC or Commission) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), 137 FERC ¶ 61,219 (2011), regarding the Commission’s proposal to revise its regulations regarding the filing of privileged material and critical energy… Read More