Pennsylvania PUC approves proposal on gas carriage charge
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission adopted proposed regulations designed to encourage in-state natural gas transportation by lowering the rates local distribution utilities are permitted to charge for carriage. The commission's approval of the proposed rules comes nearly two years after the board first established a mandatory transportation program, and is an apparent response to concerns by industrial end users and state gas producers that existing tariffs - based on a gross margin formula - were too high to permit significant levels of transportation. In addition, the proposed rules are viewed as an attempt by the commission to bring state regulations in line with recent actions on the federal level designed to move toward a more open and competitive natural gas market.
- OSTI ID:
- 6206293
- Journal Information:
- Energy User News; (United States), Vol. 11:7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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