Federal energy regulators gave a green light last week to a pipeline project in the Northeast — more than six years after they first approved the proposal.
In a 61-page order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reissued a certificate to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. to build the Northeast Supply Enhancement project. The natural gas pipeline would run nearly 37 miles and add to Transco’s system.
Transco is a subsidiary of Oklahoma-based Williams Cos., which canceled the expansion project last year after FERC gave the company only until May 2024 to build and place the project into service. The project would cut through parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
The renewed push to build the Northeast Supply Enhancement project and other pipelines prompted protesters last month to take to the streets in New York, with groups calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) to reject the lines. President Donald Trump has pushed to expand domestic fossil fuel production and has spoken in favor of reviving the Constitution natural gas pipeline project, another Williams proposal. It would run roughly 124 miles.
