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ETS State Government Report:
California I00-11-002 Adequacy of SoCal System. Since no parties challenged TW's tes= timony supporting SoCal's receipt point capacity proposal in Opening Commen= ts, Transwestern did not file Reply Comments last week. Most comments by i= ntervenors focused on other issues such as their open season mechanism, cur= tailment, backbone transmission capacity addition planning, slack capacity = and barriers to new interstate pipeline service. A01-09-024 On Sept. 21, 2001, SoCalGas filed its Biennial Cost Allocation = Proceeding (BCAP) application. The purpose of the filing is to revise rate= s to reflect the updated allocation among customers of non-gas commodity co= sts of service effective January 1, 2003. In addition to the required rate= revisions, SoCal requested authority to revise and simplify various tariff= s and to implement several new programs. Of interest is the proposal for a= llocation of firm receipt point capacity into their system. Other proposa= ls address procedures for open seasons to expand the backbone system, an in= -kind fuel charge for transportation and an expansion of the unbundled stor= age program including gas loaning services. The application, testimony and= exhibits have been distributed to Marketing, Legal and Regulatory for revi= ew. Interventions will be due at the time of the pre-hearing conference wh= ich was proposed by SoCal to be held in late October. Infrastructure Report. The California Energy Commission approved its Natur= al Gas Infrastructure Issues Report on a 4-0 vote after several months of d= iscussion and revisions to various drafts. Most recently certain commenter= s encouraged the CEC to include an assessment of El Paso's impact on prices= through market power and manipulation. Instead the CEC report references = the FERC proceedings addressing this issue and the fact that the CPUC which= filed the complaint will represent the interests of California ratepayers.= Numerous factors are addressed as contributing toward the high prices exp= erienced during the last heating season, these included insufficient receip= t point takeaway capacity within California, insufficient capacity on the E= l Paso pipeline system, high demand for gas fired electric generation, low = storage levels and extremely dry weather conditions which led to lower hydr= oelectric output. Recommendations included encouraging additional in-state= gas production, re-evaluate design criteria to expand intrastate systems, = encourage the creation of new and independent storage facilities and revise= curtailment rules. New Mexico 01-121-PL The rescheduled Sept 12th public meeting on the NMPRC's Safety N= OI was held last week. Rick Smith made the TW presentation. Albino Zuniga= , the lead NMPRC person did not attend. Participation was low and uneventf= ul. Week of 10/8 Schedule: Houston=09Monday & Tuesday Omaha=09=09Wed. - Friday
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