LP Gas, May 2011

NEWS BRIEFS HEATING DEGREE DAYS BY STATE State March Norm Months Norm Alabama 271 75 2782 57 Alaska 1345 37 10843 348 Arizona 179 96 2053 107 Arkansas 413 19 3362 144 California 373 15 2688 54 Colorado 812 98 6849 559 Connecticut 831 15 5910 159 Delaware 663 7 4587 153 Dist of Columbia 599 36 3945 110 Florida 51 27 807 113 Georgia 317 41 3006 123 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 Idaho 842 42 7062 154 Illinois 815 15 6169 185 Indiana 738 33 5750 144 Iowa 949 49 7063 4 Kansas 657 16 5152 33 Kentucky 549 47 4489 127 Louisiana 145 57 1897 113 Maine 1091 20 7686 326 Maryland 666 3 4713 120 Massachusetts 891 0 6175 232 Michigan 1030 79 6797 152 Minnesota 1235 114 8553 203 Mississippi 253 53 2553 10 Missouri 643 18 5135 83 Montana 1011 38 8285 25 Nebraska 850 23 6505 19 Nevada 461 2 3697 106 New Hampshire 1043 25 7278 310 New Jersey 772 9 5314 130 BY LEO MICHAEL LOWER THAN AVERAGE HEATING DEGREE DAYS HIGER THAN AVERAGE HEATING DEGREE DAYS PERCENT RETURN NOT MEANINGFUL strate financial need with preference given to those interested in propane technology Students whomaintain enrollment in the program may renew the scholarship for their final semester DOT launches pipeline safety action plan U S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood launched a national pipeline safety initiative to repair and replace aging pipelines to prevent potentially catastrophic incidents LaHood called upon U S pipeline owners and operators to conduct a comprehensive review of their oil and gas pipelines to identify areas of high risk and accelerate critical repair and replacement work He also announced federal legislation aimed at strengthening oversight on pipeline safety To help facilitate improvements in pipeline safety the DOTs Pipeline and HazardousMaterials Safety Administration PHMSA announced 2010 million in grants for 24 states The grants will help states establish or improve underground pipeline damage prevention programs PHMSA also launched a newPipeline Safety Awareness website http opsweb phmsa dot gov pipelineforum whichwill provide the public community planners and developers an Continued on page 12 Deviation Deviation From Last 12 From MARCH NewMexico 445 155 4343 493 New York 880 13 5717 399 North Carolina 454 8 3620 95 North Dakota 1398 202 9446 2 Ohio 804 4 5861 111 Oklahoma 422 41 3703 47 Oregon 704 99 5714 564 Pennsylvania 821 12 5836 73 Rhode Island 823 17 5810 79 South Carolina 333 21 2987 192 South Dakota 1096 104 7820 28 Tennessee 477 28 3992 8 Texas 142 79 1884 113 Utah 761 33 6336 277 Vermont 1140 43 8047 63 Virginia 611 3 4410 69 Washington 685 45 5805 292 West Virginia 697 1 5221 75 Wisconsin 1075 55 7521 270 Wyoming 941 53 8064 240 United States 586 7 4448 76 www LPGasmagazine com May 2011 LPGas 9