Natural gas infrastructure and capacity constraints: hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, October 16, 2001, Volume 4 |
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Page 134 - I am here today to testify on behalf of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). INGAA is the trade association that represents interstate natural gas pipelines in the United States, the inter-provincial pipelines in Canada and PEMEX in Mexico. These pipeline systems transport 90 percent of the natural gas consumed in the United States.
Page 109 - Staff Report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Western Markets and the Causes of the Summer 2000 Price Abnormalities," Part 1 of Staff Report on US Bulk Power Markets, November 1, 2000, p.
Page 135 - This study estimated that our industry would need to invest about $34 billion in interstate pipeline and storage infrastructure development between 1999 and 2010 just to keep up with where the market is going.
Page 57 - House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs...
Page 109 - Into Markets Operated by the California Independent System Operator and the California Power Exchange, Respondents.
Page 107 - Thank you for the opportunity to appear here today. My name is Joe Kalt. I am the Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, where I am also chair of the Economics and Quantitative Methods Area and co-chair of the Committee on Research.
Page 17 - In the current market, natural gas buyers are no longer limited to buying from one or two pipelines and instead have a wide range of supply options that can be reached through various pipeline transportation options, including capacity release or at market hubs. In addition, an active financial market has developed to allow buyers and sellers of natural gas to hedge against future increases in natural gas prices. This competition has produced substantial benefits for consumers. Retail gas prices,...
Page 135 - The largest area of growth in natural gas demand is expected in electric generation, which currently uses natural gas to fuel 16 percent of electric generation, followed by the industrial sector. The primary reasons for the large growth in the gas segment of the power generation market are the relatively low...