Calpine subsidiary Mission Rock Energy Center LLC has terminated its application to build a new gas plant in Ventura County, Calif., citing changing state policies.
A recent announcement by electric utility Arizona Public Service could mark the tipping point in the way utilities think about building resources to meet peak demand.
I once attended training for fleet drivers who frequently tow trailers. During discussion of attaching the trailer hitch to the truck, the instructor asked if the operators crossed the safety chains under the tongue when connecting.
Even as natural gas service will be restored by the end of the month to the thousands affected by September’s gas explosions in Massachusetts, safeguards to prevent similar explosions nationwide won’t be coming as quickly.
While 45-miles of natural gas pipeline affected by a Sept. 13 gas explosion will be replaced nearly three weeks early, the restoration of full gas service will be delayed by about a month.
