The need for the «pipeline tax» arose
because power plant owners have been buying natural gas on the spot market, rather than through long - term contracts, which pipeline developers need to have to obtain federal approval.
Not exact matches
The
owners of the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear
Power Plant are planning to close the facility in January 2017
because competition from natural gas has driven down profits.
This is
because plant owners are not required to control greenhouse gas emissions and CCS systems are unnecessary for the production of
power.