FERC Oks Steuben Storage Field

Fortnightly Magazine - March 15 1996
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a certificate allowing Steuben Gas Storage Co. (SGS) to construct and operate an underground natural gas storage field, the Thomas Corners Field.

In a preliminary finding that SGS lacked market power, the FERC authorized the company to charge market-based rates, subject to reexamination (Docket Nos. CP95-119-000 et al.). But SGS argued that the provision requiring reexamination should be removed because it created regulatory uncertainty that adversely affected its ability to market storage services and finance the project.

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