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Cascade Natural Gas Corp. said chief financial officer J.D. Wessling will retire by June 15, after about 10 years in the position. The Seattle utility (NYSE: CGC) said it is conducting a search for his successor.
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Case No. PU-04-97: On March 3, 2004, Montana Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU) filed an application to increase its rates for natural gas service by an amount sufficient to provide increased total annual revenue of $3,334,226. MDU proposes to increase distribution delivery charges for residential service by 3.5% and firm general service by 2.3%. MDU proposes no increase in rates for service to interruptible customers or the Minot air force base. MDU estimates the proposed increase for a residential customer would average about $31.45 per year. MDU’s proposed rate changes would not affect the cost of purchased gas, which is separately recovered through the purchased gas adjustment billing provision. Case No. PU-04-97 Notice of Hearing, Notice of Public Input Sessions and Notice of Intervention Deadline (29 kb pdf)
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NW Natural is principally engaged in the distribution of natural gas. The Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) has allocated to NW Natural as its exclusive service area a major portion of western Oregon, including the Portland metropolitan area, most of the fertile Willamette Valley and the coastal area from Astoria to Coos Bay. NW Natural ... holds certificates from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) granting it exclusive rights to serve portions of three Washington counties bordering the Columbia River.
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The business of shipping gas on interstate natural gas pipelines is generally integrated with gas production, marketing or consumption. Dozens of companies, municipalities and the DWR hold the rights to transport natural gas on the interstate pipelines serving California through short-term and long-term contracts. The major pipeline capacity owners in California are utilities, producers, consumers, and marketers of natural gas. Investor- and municipally-owned utilities use their pipeline capacity to transport gas they purchase at the supply basins for use in their service territories. Producers, including integrated oil and gas companies and independent exploration and production companies, transport their own production and the production of others. This gas can then be marketed directly to consumers.
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The American Gas Association and the Natural Resources Defense Council have called on state regulatory commissioners to give natural gas utilities more incentive to promote energy-efficiency. Specifically, they’ve asked regulators to remove the financial penalties utilities typically incur when customers purchase less natural gas.
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Revitalizing the Mill District to support Bend's continued growth required a high-pressure natural gas line to facilitate new commercial and residential activity. Otak documented the City's plans by surveying the district, from 8,200 linear feet of topographic and right-of-way surveys to mapping underground and overhead utilities. In addition, Otak surveyed roadways and a bridge over the Deschutes River, ensuring the proposed facilities and rights of way were both properly aligned and easily accessible.
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