Energy & Environment Committee
Northeast Natural Gas Pipeline Systems Planned Enhancements
Prepared from a summary written by The Northeast Gas Association (“NGA”) that is based on
publicly-available information.
1.
Northeast Energy Direct (NED) Project - Tennessee Gas Pipeline /Kinder Morgan
This project is a combination of TGP’s proposed Pennsylvania to Wright, NY and Wright, NY to
Dracut, MA projects. Proposes construction of Greenfield pipeline, additional meter stations and
compressor stations, and modifications to existing facilities in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Scalable capacity from 1.2 (30”) to 2.2 (36”) Bcf/d. Approximately 90 percent co-located along existing utility corridors /adjacent to TGP mainline.
Estimated In-Service November 2018
2.
Constitution Pipeline - Cabot/Williams
Approximately 120-mile Constitution Pipeline is being designed to extend from Susquehanna County, PA, to the Iroquois Gas Transmission and Tennessee Gas Pipeline systems in Schoharie County,
N.Y. Proposed capacity of 650 MMCf/d. Cabot and Southwestern are shippers.
Estimated In-Service Late 2015
3.
Wright Interconnect Project (“WIP”) - Iroquois Gas Transmission
WIP will enable delivery of up to 650,000 Dth/d of natural gas from the terminus of the proposed
Constitution Pipeline in Schoharie County, NY into both Iroquois and the Tennessee Gas Pipeline
under a 15 year capacity lease agreement with Constitution.
Estimated In-Service 2015
98 North Washington Street ▪ Boston, MA 02114 (617) 723-4009
331 Constitution Avenue NE ▪ Washington DC 20002 (202) 547-9149
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4.
South-to-North (“SoNo”) Project - Iroquois Gas Transmission
Reverse flow on Iroquois offering physical transport to U.S./Canada border. The SoNo project
would transport up to 300,000 Dth/day from Iroquois’ existing interconnects with Dominion
Transmission in Canajoharie, NY and Algonquin Gas Transmission in Brookfield, CT, as well as the
proposed Constitution Pipeline in Wright, NY.
Estimated In-Service November 2017
5.
Eastern Long Island (ELI) Project - Iroquois Gas Transmission
Proposing to build a marine lateral from its pipeline in LI Sound to a landing point at Shoreham,
NY and then extent to connect with Caithness power plant and potentially National Grid.
Estimated In-Service 2017
6.
AIM - Algonquin Gas Transmission / Spectra Energy
Providing 342 MMcf/d of additional capacity to move Marcellus production to Algonquin City
Gates. Shippers are 6 gas utilities in New England.
Estimated In-Service 2nd half 2016
7.
Atlantic Bridge - Spectra Energy
Incremental expansion on Algonquin and Maritimes & Northeast, to serve northern New England
and Canadian Maritimes. Capacity increase from 100 to 600,000 Dth/d.
Estimated In-Service 2017
8.
Access Northeast - Spectra Energy and Northeast Utilities
The gas pipeline expansion project will enhance the Algonquin and Maritimes pipeline systems, using existing routes to minimize effects on communities, landowners and the environment. The prowww.newenglandcouncil.com
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ject will be scalable to meet growing needs by expanding access to clean, abundant and affordable
natural gas, and will be capable of reliably delivering in excess of one billion cubic feet of natural gas
per day to serve the region's most efficient power plants and meet increasing demand from heating
customers. Alliance with Iroquois Gas Transmission announced 12-14.
Estimated In-Service November 2018
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