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Meeting New Englands Future Natural Gas Demands: Nine Scenarios and Their Impacts A Report to the New England Governors By The Power Planning Committee of The New England Governors Conference, Inc. March 1, 2005 NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS CONFERENCE, INC. POWER PLANNING COMMITTEE The members of the Power Planning Committee are pleased to present this report to the Governors of the New England states. It represents a consensus of Committee members. Indeed, if composing a document of his or her own, there almost certainly are particular statements or findings that individual members would present differently, or not at all. Nevertheless, the members endorse the methodology used, the body of data analyzed, the comparisons of scenarios and the findings derived from those comparisons. As such, they are united in their support for this report and commend it to the Governors for careful consideration in the formulation of public policies. Connecticut Donald W. Downes, Chairman, CT Department of Public Utility Control Jack Goldberg, Commissioner, CT Department of Public Utility Control Maine Richard Davies, Senior Policy Advisor to the Governor, ME Governors Office Beth A. Nagusky, Director, ME Office of Energy Independence and Security Massachusetts David L. OConnor, Commissioner, MA Division of Energy Resources Paul G. Afonso, Chairman, MA Department of Telecommunications and Energy W. Robert Keating, Commissioner, MA Department of Telecommunications and Energy New Hampshire Thomas Getz, Chairman, NH Public Utilities Commission MaryAnn Manoogian, Director, NH Office of Energy and Community Service Rhode Island Elia Germani, Chairman, RI Public Utilities Commission Janice McClanaghan, Director, RI State Energy Office Vermont David OBrien, Commissioner, VT Department of Public Service Michael Dworkin, Chairman, VT Public Service Board ii Acknowledgements The Power Planning Committee of the New England Governors Conference is composed of Energy Office Directors and Public Utility Commissioners of the six New England states. The Power Planning Committee appointed a Natural Gas Subcommittee to undertake this study. The Committee wishes to thank the Subcommittee members under whose direction the study was prepared. Natural Gas Subcommittee David L. OConnor, Commissioner, MA Division of Energy Resources W. Robert Keating, Commissioner, MA Department of Telecommunications and Energy Elia Germani, Chair, RI Public Utilities Commission Beth A. Nagusky, Director, ME Office of Energy Independence and Security The staffs of the Power Planning Committee members on the Natural Gas Subcommittee made the primary analytical contributions under the able direction of Alvaro E. Pereira of the MA Division of Energy Resources. Contributing Staff ...