American Gas - May 2013 - (Page 4)

THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION AMERICANGAS VOL. 95, NO. 4 SUBJECT INDEX Here’s where to find information about key topics in this issue of American Gas: AGA 2, 7,20,21,37,64 Aggregation 22 CNG 9, 11, 14, 19, 20 Customer service 15 Cybersecurity 30 Distribution EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Tracy L. Burleson tburleson@aga.org EDITOR Richard Sine PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Michael Winkleman Leverage Media LLC mike@leveragemedia.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Andrea Olstein ART DIRECTOR Carole Erger-Fass 2 Fuel cells 8 Infrastructure 8 CIRCULATION MANAGER Sherri R. Hamm shamm@aga.org SUBSCRIBER CUSTOMER SERVICE 866/512-3111 fax: 845/267-3478 AmericanGas@ cambeywest.com PRODUCTION MANAGER Rosemary P. Sullivan 8 GTL WRITERS Peter Haapaniemi Gary James Eric Schoeniger Jennifer Pilla Taylor CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Michael L. Murray Jennifer O’Shea 20, 64 Education MANAGING EDITOR Sue Khodarahmi ADVERTISING Don Serfass McNeill Group Inc. 800/394-5157 x30 dserfass@mcneill-group.com Investment www.aga.org • www.truebluenaturalgas.org • @AGA_naturalgas www.flickr.com/photos/agadotorg • www.facebook.com/naturalgas 32 Legislation 11, 14, 24, 32, 35 Methane 12 NGVs 9, 11, 14, 19, 32 Pipelines 14 Plant construction 8 Policy 20, 21, 22 Procurement 58 Rates 8, 21, 22 Renewable energy 8, 10, 32 26, 27, 28, 29, 64 OFFICERS DIRECTORS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Ronald W. Jibson, Questar Corp William J. Akley, National Grid Doyle N. Beneby, CPS Energy Kevin Burke, Consolidated Edison Inc. William N. Cantrell, SourceGas LLC Carl L. Chapman, Vectren Corp. Kim R. Cocklin, Atmos Energy Corp. Randall L. Crawford, EQT Corp. Kenneth W. DeFontes Jr., Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. Julie A. Dill, Spectra Energy Corp. Laurence M. Downes, New Jersey Resources David R. Emery, Black Hills Corp. William J. Fehrman, MidAmerican Energy Co. Gordon L. Gillette, Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas Edward J. Graham, South Jersey Industries Inc. Kimberly J. Harris, Puget Sound Energy Chris Hermann, Louisville Gas and Electric Co. Glenn R. Jennings, Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc. Christopher P. Johns, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Patricia L. Kampling, Alliant Energy Ralph A. LaRossa, Public Service Electric & Gas Co. Kent T. Larson, Xcel Energy Inc. Richard J. Mark, Ameren Illinois David M. McClanahan, CenterPoint Energy James T. McManus II, Energen Corp. FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN Gregg S. Kantor, NW Natural SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN Terry D. McCallister, WGL Holdings Inc. IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN Lawrence T. Borgard, Integrys Energy Group PRESIDENT & CEO Dave McCurdy, American Gas Association SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & COO Lori S. Traweek, American Gas Association GENERAL COUNSEL Kevin B. Belford, American Gas Association Shale gas 32 Smart grids 32 CORPORATE SECRETARY Gary W. Gardner, American Gas Association Smart meters 64 CHIEF FINANCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Kevin M. Hardardt, American Gas Association Technology 8, 10, 12, 14 Transportation • www.aga.org, click on LinkedIn icon BOARD OF DIRECTORS 8, 20, 22 LNG Safety FOLLOW AGA ONLINE K. Frank Morehouse, MDU Utilities Group Scott L. Morris, Avista Corp. Jerry Norcia, DTE Energy Pierce H. Norton II, ONEOK Inc. Morgan K. O’Brien, Peoples Natural Gas Co. Rodney O. Powell, Yankee Gas John G. Russell, CMS Energy Corp. George A. Schreiber Jr., Continental Energy Systems LLC Jeffrey W. Shaw, Southwest Gas Corp. Suzanne Sitherwood, The Laclede Group Inc. Robert C. Skaggs Jr., NiSource Inc. Thomas E. Skains, Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc. Anne Shen Smith, Southern California Gas Co. David F. Smith, National Fuel Gas Co. John W. Somerhalder II, AGL Resources Gary L. Sypolt, Dominion Resources Inc. James P. Torgerson, UIL Holdings Corp. John L. Walsh, UGI Corp. Craig E. White, Philadelphia Gas Works John B. Williamson III, RGC Resources Inc. ADVISORY DIRECTORS Greg Harper, CenterPoint Energy Guy Jarvis, Enbridge Inc. 14, 24 The American Gas Association, founded in 1918, represents more than 200 local energy companies that deliver clean natural gas throughout the United States. More than 71 million U.S. residential, commercial, and industrial customers use natural gas; 92 percent—more than 65 million customers—receive their gas from AGA members. Natural gas meets almost one-fourth of the United States’ energy needs. Visit us at www.aga.org. American Gas (ISSN 1043-0652) provides natural gas industry professionals with the information they need to enhance their effectiveness and that of their companies by publishing leading-edge reports on the industry and on American Gas Association activities that offer value to its members. American Gas is published monthly (except for bimonthly August/September and December/January issues) by the American Gas Association, 400 N. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of American Gas - May 2013

American Gas - May 2013
Contents
President’s Message
Subject Index
Sandy Coins Say Thanks
Digest
Issues
Update
Need to Know
By the Numbers
Places
Need to Know
Taking a Bite out of Food Truck Pollution
Canada
Capitol Hill
State House
City Hal
Safety: Getting Employees Invested
The Rails
Profile
AGA Ops Conference Preview
Procurement
Jobs
Buyer’s Guide
Marketplace
Headway

American Gas - May 2013