GADSDEN RESEARCH SERVICES'
FERCwatch  
 Issued October 3, 2001
 
 
ELECTRIC / HYDRO Report:
 
SHOW CAUSE ORDER ISSUED TO EXELON AFFILIATES
Exelon Corporation, PECO Energy Company, Exelon Generation Company, L.L.C. and Exelon Power Team -- IN01-7-000 (10/3/2001) --  The Commission issued an order directing the Exelon Companies to show cause whether they violated Section 205(b) of the Federal Power Act and standards of conduct in the Commission's regulations.  The order seeks to determine whether PECO operatied its system to the benefit of affiliate Power Team to provide Power Team with additional congestion revenues and whether PECO provided advance knowledge to Power Team of where congestion might occur on the PJM Interconnection transmission system or both.  In a related matter, the Commission also issued an order in PJM Interconnection, EL01-122-000, directing PJM to report to the Commission on its current transmission oversight processes and procedures.
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Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc., MidAmerican Energy Company, Xcel Energy Services, Inc., TRANSLink Transmission Company, LLC, EC01-156-000 and ER01-3154-000 (9/28/01) -- Applications and rate schedules to form and allow participation in TRANSLink Transmission Company, a proposed independent transmission company.  The public utility participants include:  (1) Alliant subsidiaries IES Utilities and Interstate Power Company; (2) MidAmerican Energy Company; (3) Xcel affiliates Northern States Power Company - Minnesota, Northern States Power Company - Wisconsin, Public Service Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Company.  Non-jurisdictional participants include the Nebraska Public Power District, Omaha Public Power District and Corn Belt Power Cooperative.

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NATURAL GAS / OIL Report:
 
El Paso Corporation Announces Open Seasons For Bahamas-to-Florida Pipeline Project
-- El Paso Corporation announced open seasons to be conducted by subsidiaries Bahama Cay Pipeline System, Ltd. (for transportation capacity on Bahama Cay International Pipeline, an 88-mile pipeline that will transport regasified LNG from a planned LNG terminal on Grand Bahama Island to the boundary of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone) and ANR Southern Pipeline Company (for transportation capacity on Bahama Cay Pipeline System, a 37-mile pipeline that will deliver natural gas from an interconnection with the Bahama Cay Internation Pipeline at the boundary of the EEZ to onshore Florida near the Port of Palm Beach).
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El Paso Corporation To Proceed With Development of Blue Atlantic Transmission System
-- El Paso Corporation announced that it is proceeding with the development of the 750-mile sub-sea Blue Atlantic Transmission System to transport new natural gas supplies off the coast of Nova Scotia, near Sable Island, to markets in Canada and the Northeastern region of the U.S., particulary to the New York and New Jersey markets.
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