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AMERICANGAS AMERICAN GAS VolumE 96 numBEr 2 AMERICAN GAS aP Photo/rich PEdroncElli 21 march 2014 f e a t u r e s cover Story 21 Gas and Electric: harmonization By ronald christian, john rudiak, and cliff hamal New policies will help gas meet increased demand from the electric industry. Feature 26 Bridging the Divide By Eric schoEnigEr Natural gas brings Congress together in a rare display of bipartisanship. Plus: People to Watch in 2014. Profile 30 U.S. Secretary of Transportation AnTHOnY FOXX discusses early accomplishments of the Pipeline Safety Act and what more needs to be done. PiPElinE statE watch BurnEr tiPs They come in Peace 7 Start Dinner While Still at the Office 16 Billing and collections 2 Accenture's Geoffrey Plese explains how evolving technology is bringing innovation to one of the industry's most fundamental functions. Digest 8 Governors cooperate on energy infrastructure; maritime projects look at LNG use; and more. Issues 8 * Preparation helps utilities handle cold wave. * Combined-cycle plants reduced GHG emissions and pollution, study finds. Update 10 * More utility bill payers like mobile-and the old channels. Need to Know 10 * Water use for hydraulic fracturing offset by reductions in water use in generation, study finds. * Georgetown U. contest offers communities $5 million prize. * First mass-produced fuel cell vehicle slated to go on sale. By the Numbers 14 NGVs are more common- especially trucks and buses. Places 15 New York 17 Gas-powered heat pump could increase gas demand during off-season. california 18 New center will help utility coordinate planning and responses. Oregon 19 Utilities enter the NGV refueling market. Oklahoma 19 Governors unite against federal oversight of hydraulic fracturing. dEPartmEnts President's message 2 Faced with extreme temperatures and record-setting natural gas consumption, the industry's performance has been exemplary. headway 40 Christina Nyquist looks at some of the lessons learned from the first-ever Nationwide Mutual Assistance Drill. Subject Index 4 Jobs 36 ad Index 37 marketplace 37 Buyer's Guide: Leak Detection 38 c O vE r, aND a B OvE: march 2014 AmericAn GAs 1

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American Gas - March 2014