Application for Natural Gas Storage Filed
Cook Inlet Natural Gas Storage Alaska, LLC ("CINGSA") has filed an application under AS
42.05.221-.241 for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the provison of
natural gas storage services to customers in the Cook Inlet area. The proposed facility would
allow gas to be injected into underground storage during times of lower demand and withdrawn for
use at times of higher demand. The CINGSA application is the first request filed by the owner of a
natural gas storage facility since the passage of the Cook Inlet Recovery Act, which amended AS
42.05.990(4) to clarify the RCA's jurisdictional authority over natural gas storage facilities.
CINGSA has requested a decision on its application by December 1, 2010. The RCA anticipates
establishing a comment period during which members of the public can comment upon the
application. The deadline by which the Commission will accept public comments on the
application will be stated in the public notice regarding the filing. The RCA may also issue a
procedural order stating comment deadlines.
For information pertaining to the CINGSA Application and Docket U-10-051 please click the link
below:
Date Issued: 8/3/2010