Order 636 has worrisome leftovers for small LDCs. [Natural gas pipeline transportation regulations]
This paper is an interview with a representative of a local natural gas distribution company, giving his opinion of the economic effects of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Order 636. This regulation provides that all natural gas, pipelines, and local gas distribution companies (LDC's) contract and manage their own supply and demand sales and purchases. The goal of the legislation was to provide a stable natural gas market which would allow for long term contract sales of natural gas. This paper discusses the economic and business impacts this regulation will have on LDC's which use to spot market purchase the majority of their gas from lowest price suppliers. The end result of this regulation would reduce the available of easily accessible spot market gas and require LCD's to begin negotiating their own contracts.
- OSTI ID:
- 6118939
- Journal Information:
- Pipe Line Industry; (United States), Journal Name: Pipe Line Industry; (United States) Vol. 76:10; ISSN 0032-0145; ISSN PLINAH
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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