10/18/2000
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Duke Energy executive calls for 50% rise in gas storage
Natural gas pipeline and storage capacity must be increased by 50% or 40 bcf/day of deliverability to accommodate operating needs of new gas-fired generation, says Jim Donnell, chief executive officer of Duke Energy North America, a unit of Duke Energy Corp. 'We need tremendous increases in storage,' he said, to support up to 300 Gw of new electric generating capacity. 'There is no other means to meet the operational needs for fueling the merchant generation fleet.'