Setback for Mariner East NGL Pipe – Judges Say Not Public Utility

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court gavelTwo "independent" administrative law judges for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission have dealt what could be a major blow to Sunoco Logistics' request to have the Mariner East NGL (natural gas liquids) pipeline declared a public utility. The two judges--David Salapa and Elizabeth Barnes--handed down a decision yesterday that denies Sunoco's request to have 18 pump and 17 value stations (in 31 locations) that would need to be built along the 300+ mile pipeline exempt from local zoning ordinances. If the pipeline is considered a public utility it would be exempt from local ordinances. Without that exemption, Sunoco Logistics faces a nearly impossible task of trying to gain permission to build the necessary new stations. Below is a copy of the decision, and MDN's background on this important pipeline project, along with a "where do we go from here" analysis...

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