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Fortnightly Magazine - October 1 1995

LDC to Revamp Supply Costs Accounting

In a case involving automatic adjustment clause procedures for state utilities, the Minnesota Public Service Commission (PSC) has directed Northern States Power Co. to make major modifications to its accounting system for gas costs. While approving a requested variance of its adjustment clause rules to allow the utility to recover a $1.05 million undercollection in its gas cost true-up rate, the PSC found the error due to the complexity of accounting for gas sales.

Byline: 
Phillip S. Cross
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NYMEX, EnerSoft Team Up on New Gas Trading System

The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and EnerSoft Corp., a New York State Electric & Gas subsidiary, have launched Channel 4, the only electronic bulletin board (EBB) that allows companies to trade natural gas and pipeline capacity in the United States and Canada via a single system. Channel 4 is also the only system connected to over 40 pipelines, which it sweeps for information.

Byline: 
Lori A. Burkhart
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LDC Settles Gas Pipeline Safety Case

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a settlement agreement in a case involving a safety code investigation of Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc., a natural gas local distribution company. The PUC had directed its staff to investigate whether Columbia Gas had violated safety code provisions governing maximum allowable operating pressures for pipeline segments.

Byline: 
Phillip S. Cross
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