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UIL Abandons Deal to Buy Philadelphia Gas Works

UIL Holdings Corp. has terminated its $1.86 billion agreement to purchase Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the nation's largest municipally-owned gas utility, after the city council’s decision in October to rule out what it deemed a risky sale. Read More

CPUC Judges Recommend Largest Fine Ever for PG&E

In four decisions that could go through a still-lengthy review process, two California regulatory commission judges on Tuesday recommended $1.4 billion in penalties against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) for the fatal San Bruno natural gas transmission pipeline rupture and explosion four years ago (see Daily GPI,Sept. 13, 2010). Read More

Pennsylvania Appeals Court Confirms Municipal Zoning Rights in Act 13 Ruling

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Thursday dismantled the state's argument that the Public Utilities Commission could still review and challenge local zoning ordinances that did not facilitate oil and gas development in a ruling that preserved a key decision by the state Supreme Court in December. Read More

Pennsylvania Act 13 Ruling Aftermath: Widespread Uncertainty

As a clearer picture emerges from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent ruling that struck down key provisions of the state's most comprehensive oil and gas legislation, the court's decision is likely to have some repercussions for a decade or more, sources say, with the impact extending across the spectrum and touching more than just the pace of the industry's operations in the Marcellus Shale. Read More

New Jersey Appeals Decision Voiding Power Plant Subsidy Plan

New Jersey has appealed a judge's decision last month that struck down a Board of Public Utilities (BPU) plan to have ratepayers subsidize the cost to build new natural gas-fired power plants. Read More

Court Overturns Maryland Order Subsidizing Gas-Fueled Power Plant

State regulators stepped into Federal Energy Regulatory Commission territory when they issued their order, a U.S. District Court judge said. Read More