Chesapeake Utilities Files to Build $80M LNG Peaker in Maryland

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Worcester Resiliency Upgrade project map (click for larger version)
According to Jeff Householder, CEO of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (not to be confused with Chesapeake Energy), "Demand for natural gas continues to increase in our Delmarva service territories, where our customer additions are above national averages." For those unfamiliar, Delmarva is the peninsula along the East Coast where the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia share borders. Chesapeake Utilities (a local utility company) operates a subsidiary called Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company. Eastern Shore recently filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to build an LNG storage facility in Bishopville, Maryland, called the Worcester Resiliency Upgrade project.

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