Indeed, in the FERC hearings, pipeline operators wanted to know more about the dispatch and operations of the gas-fired electric generation fleet, since it would help them better schedule pipeline operations.

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The trouble is that a number of solar energy companies have major projects in the pipeline that seek to scale up their operations to commercial size.

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The agency said Enbridge Inc. took more than 17 hours to shut down operations after the 30-inch-diameter pipeline ruptured and released crude oil into a wetland area near Marshall, Michigan, said NTSB Chairwoman Deborah A.P.

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As head of Enron's European operations, he helped it grow from a regional pipeline to one of the world's largest energy trading firms.

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Military officials have warned that those cuts, on top of steep budget reductions already in the pipeline over the next decade, would be devastating to its operations as well as the civilian economy that depends on defense-related jobs and spending.

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In this case, drilling and pipeline companies will be encouraged to submit to an independent review of their operations, and if they are found to be taking certain steps to protect the air and water, they will receive the blessing of the brand-new Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale Development.

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Volumes may fall low enough to halt operations by the middle of the next decade without an expensive modification of the pipeline to handle less oil.

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