After NED , battle persists over pipeline contracts

摘要

The battle over whether to allow electric distribution companies in NewrnEngland to contract for incremental natural gas pipeline capacity thatrnwould be dedicated to serving regional power generators continuesrndespite Kinder Morgan's decision to suspend development of thernproposed Northeast Energy Direct pipeline across New England'srnmidsection, critics of the concept said Friday.rnMeanwhile, Bill Yardley, president of US transmission at SpectrarnEnergy, said his company is pressing ahead with plans for AccessrnNortheast, a proposed expansion of Spectra's Algonquin GasrnTransmission and Maritimes & Northeast pipelines that wouldrnguarantee peak-period gas supply to some 5,000 MW of gas-firedrnpower plants in New England.