Hope Gas Seeks to Build 30-Mile Gas Pipe in Monongalia County, WV
Hope Gas, a Local Distribution Company (LDC) or a utility company, provides gas service to approximately 112,000 residential, industrial, and commercial customers in thirty-five West Virginia counties. Hope Gas recently received approval from the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia to acquire nearly 900 miles of gathering pipelines in northern West Virginia from Equitrans Midstream and add the pipeline to the 2,000 miles of WV gathering pipes it already owns (see Equitrans Selling 900 Miles of WV Gathering Pipes to Hope Gas). Hope is expanding again. The company has asked the Public Service Commission of West Virginia for permission to build a new 30-mile pipeline in Monongalia County.
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