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CEMA
The gas utility tariffs for August 2016 are in and we compare them to average retail heating oil prices. The rates below are expressed in heating oil gallon equivalents, and so present gas rates on a British thermal unit (Btu) to Btu equivalent basis with heating oil. These are the system expansion tariffs, which apply to all conversions from heating oil to utility gas.
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CEMA
The Connecticut Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Office along with 50 local police departments, announced the continuation of the "U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY." initiative in an effort to crack down on motorists who are texting, talking and are otherwise distracted by using a mobile device.
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PMAA via CEMA
Background: The IRS has just published a revised Form 2290 and instructions required for payment of the federal heavy highway vehicle use (HHVU) tax for the 2016-2017 reporting year. Most petroleum marketers must pay the annual HHVU tax on each cargo tank vehicle and transport with a gross vehicle weight of 55,000 pounds or greater that travels 5,000 miles or more per year.
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CEMA
EPA's report, Investigation Of Corrosion-Influencing Factors In Underground Storage Tanks With Diesel Service, (EPA 510-R-16-001, July 2016) is now available. In addition to the report, EPA also developed a notice about corrosion risks in underground storage tanks (USTs) storing diesel fuel. Both the report and notice are available on EPA's website.
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CEMA
9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 23, CEMA offices, 10 Alcap Ridge, Cromwell, CT
This seminar will discuss the new regulations that CEMA helped to develop allowing certain 10-year extensions of USTs at gas stations. The first presenter will be Pete Zack of the Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection who wrote the regs; you will learn what tanks are eligible for the extension, how those tanks need to be upgraded to qualify, and what paperwork needs to be processed with DEEP.
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CEMA
The Southern New England Energy Conference, Sept. 12-13, will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Newport, Rhode Island. Featuring 28 breakout sessions and two dozen vendor exhibits, it is an intensive education conference in one of the top vacation venues in New England. For the first time, the conference has its own website with scheduling, education, hotel and registration information all on one site.
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CEMA
The most frequent question asked by CEMA members are tax questions. The last tax seminar we did was two years ago, and a number of things have changed since then. This seminar will be on Aug. 30. In the first hour, starting at 9 a.m., Eddie Shore from the Dept. of Revenue Services will discuss sales taxes for HVAC contractors. This is particularly relevant because the sales tax exemption on high efficiency products expired on Jan. 1.
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CEMA
This will be truly a unique event for the petroleum marketers industry in the tri-state New York metro region as we host a Day at Yankees Stadium, which will be a fun, relaxing social and networking event for industry members from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. Perfect for families! It will be held at a premium Yankees venue, the Audi Club, which overlooks left field at Yankees Stadium.
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Most New Englanders are concerned about climate change, but they also worry about energy costs and wouldn't voluntarily pay more for electricity to limit climate change's effects, a survey found. Seventy-five percent of respondents said they were at least somewhat concerned about the effects of climate change, with 50 percent of total respondents saying they are "very concerned," according to a survey by the New England Energy Alliance.
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Connecticut Post
Federal law enforcement authorities have ordered state Democratic Party insiders to appear before a New Haven grand jury investigating possible violations of clean-government laws during Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's 2014 re-election campaign, sources close to the investigation said.
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Foley Carrier Services
In 1998, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) implemented the Operation Airbrake Program, its goal being to prevent accidents involving large trucks and buses by means of ensuring brakes are adequately maintained and functioning. In collaboration with the CCMTA, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has since implemented two campaigns that take place annually.
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NJ Spotlight
Public Service Enterprise Group is trying to block a plan to expand a natural gas pipeline in New England, arguing it will unreasonably suppress prices in the electricity market there. In a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, PSEG companies contend that the move, initiated by four states in the region, is not driven by reliability needs and that the gas would be rarely used by the utilities that would own the pipeline.
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Reuters
The United States will miss its emission-reduction targets under the Paris climate agreement if 19 pending natural gas pipelines are built across eastern states, a report published on by environmental groups said. Oil Change International and 11 other organizations found that 19 proposed pipelines due to move natural gas from the shale fields of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to states from Louisiana to New York would unlock at least 15.2 billion cubic feet per day of new natural gas production.
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CNNMoney via Hartford Business Journal
Now's the time to plan that cross-country road trip. Summer gas prices haven't been this cheap since 2004 — and there are growing signs they could slip even lower. As you might have guessed, cheap gas is being fueled by sub-$50 oil prices. But there's another hidden force at play: a serious oversupply problem. It seems that the well-chronicled glut in crude oil has spread to gasoline and other products.
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National Biodiesel Board
The EPA is significantly underestimating biodiesel's capacity to deliver more Advanced Biofuel to U.S. consumers in the coming years, the National Biodiesel Board said in public comments on a pending renewable fuels proposal. NBB called on the EPA to strengthen the biodiesel and overall Advanced Biofuel volumes under the proposal before it is finalized later this year.
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