How quickly is CenterPoint overhauling its natural gas infrastructure?

The company estimates steel accounts for less than half the 25,000 miles of pipeline in the Houston area, and it’s replacing much of what remains with polyethylene at the rate of 200-300 miles a year.

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Utilities commission rejects FortisBC plan to build 30-km pipeline for Okanagan
FortisBC said its $327-million Okanagan Capacity Upgrade project would tie into its existing system and is needed to meet the demands of a growing population. The BCUC disagreed.
#globalnews #Canada #BCUtilitiesCommission #FortisBC #naturalgaspipeline
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Utilities commission rejects FortisBC plan to build 30-km pipeline for Okanagan

FortisBC said its $327-million Okanagan Capacity Upgrade project would tie into its existing system and is needed to meet the demands of a growing population. The BCUC disagreed.

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Utilities commission rejects FortisBC plan to build 30-km pipeline for Okanagan
FortisBC said its $327-million Okanagan Capacity Upgrade project would tie into its existing system and is needed to meet the demands of a growing population. The BCUC disagreed.
#globalnews #Canada #BCUtilitiesCommission #FortisBC #naturalgaspipeline
https://globalnews.ca/news/10189131/fortisbc-plan-pipeline-rejected/
Utilities commission rejects FortisBC plan to build 30-km pipeline for Okanagan

FortisBC said its $327-million Okanagan Capacity Upgrade project would tie into its existing system and is needed to meet the demands of a growing population. The BCUC disagreed.

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Feds OK #NaturalGasPipeline expansion in #PacificNorthwest over #environmentalist #protests

By CLAIRE RUSH
Updated 6:41 PM EDT, October 19, 2023

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — "Federal regulators on Thursday approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top officials in West Coast states, who said it goes against the region’s plans to address #ClimateChange and could pose a #wildfire risk.

"The project, known as GTN Xpress, aims to expand the capacity of the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline, which runs through Idaho, Washington and Oregon, by about 150 million cubic feet (4.2 million cubic meters) of natural gas per day. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave it the green light in a vote on Thursday.

"#TCEnergy plans to modify three compressor stations along the pipeline — in #KootenaiCounty, #Idaho; #WallaWalla County, #Washington; and #ShermanCounty, #Oregon. Compressor stations help maintain the pressure and flow of gas over long distances in a pipeline.

"Environmental groups criticized the decision."

https://apnews.com/article/natural-gas-pipeline-pacific-northwest-5e9c79c412b407ddc9bcb21c1ff8ee26

#BigGas #GasPipeline #FossilFuels #BigOilAndGas #Oiligarchy

Feds OK natural gas pipeline expansion in Pacific Northwest

Federal regulators have approved the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest over the protest of environmental groups and top West Coast officials. The project aims to expand the capacity of the Gas Transmission Northwest pipeline by about 150 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. The pipeline runs more than 1,300 miles through Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The owner of the pipeline, TC Energy, says the project is needed due to growing demand. It’s opposed by environmental groups and officials including U.S. senators, governors and attorneys general from Washington, Oregon and California. Those officials say the pipeline expansion would undermine their states’ climate goals to reduce emissions.

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Coastal GasLink pipeline project 98 per cent complete

TC Energy Corp. says its Coastal GasLink pipeline project is 98 per cent complete and will be mechanically complete before the end of the year.

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