Press Release

Natural Gas Utilities, Suppliers and Experts to Brief PUC on Reliability for this Winter

Published on 11/8/2007

Filed under: Gas

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will hold its annual winter reliability briefing this week to provide a snapshot of various conditions that may affect supply, price and service reliability of natural gas over the upcoming winter.

The briefing will take place at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Hearing Room 5 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building.

Topics that will be covered during the meeting include: supply and demand forecasts; storage levels; anticipated prices; and service reliability issues.

Speakers at the meeting will include:

• William Hall, Senior Utility Energy & Conservation Analyst, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission;
• J. Michael Love, President and CEO, Energy Association of Pennsylvania;
• Amy Hamilton, Manager of Gas Acquisition and Planning, PECO Energy Company;
• J.P. Ghio, Manager, Assets and Wholesale Services, AmeriGas; and
• Edward J. Zogby, Director of Policy, Office of Income Maintenance, Department of Public Welfare.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission balances the needs of consumers and utilities to ensure safe and reliable utility service at reasonable rates; protect the public interest; educate consumers to make independent and informed utility choices; further economic development; and foster new technologies and competitive markets in an environmentally sound manner.

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Winter Reliability Meeting Agenda

Winter Reliability Meeting Notice

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