Central Valley Gas Storage L.L.C., a subsidiary of Nicor Inc. of Naperville, Illinois, has filed an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requesting authorization to construct and operate an underground natural gas storage facility. The project site is located in Colusa County about one mile south of Princeton, California and the facility will interconnect with Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) gas transmission system. The facility’s interconnect point will be considered a PG&E city gate point similar to other independent storage facilities connected to the PG&E system. The Central Valley natural gas storage project is a high-deliverability reservoir that is expected to provide firm services with the capability to be cycled three times during a year. The field’s initial capacity will be 5.5 billion cu/ft and have the capability to be expanded up to 8.0 billion cu/ft in total working capacity. It is anticipated that interim services will available during 2011 and firm service will begin in April 2012.