Federal energy regulators on Tuesday green-lighted the construction of a Pacific Northwest pipeline project following a push by three Republican members of Idaho’s congressional delegation.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave the $75 million project the final go-ahead to begin construction, saying TC Energy’s Gas Transmission Northwest XPress project is necessary and has cleared environmental reviews.
But Tuesday’s order came with a dissent from Commissioner Allison Clements, one of two Democrats on the three-person panel. Two FERC seats are vacant.
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Clements said in her dissent that sworn affidavits GTN filed in a pending rate case contradict “both the need for, and purported benefits of, the GTN Xpress Project.”
